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Village in the Hong Kong area, ca. 1910

Dear reader,

Do you recognise this village in the Hong Kong area?

Thank you for your reply.

Kind regards,

Pieter Lommerse

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

Hunting group, Shanghai, ca. 1910

Dear reader,

Do you have any suggestions on which monument features in this photo? It was most likely made somewhere in the Shanghai area.

Many thanks,

Pieter Lommerse

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

Cricket Group, ca. 1910 Hong Kong

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) worked for Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC) in Shanghai.
The photo was made by one of its first directors, Willem Kien, of a group of cricket players, while he worked for the Hong Kong office.

 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

Outside barber shop, ca 1910 Hong Kong

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

"Fancy a cuppa?", 1909 picnic outside Hong Kong

Charles worked for Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC) in Shanghai. 
The photo shows one of its first directors, Willem Kien, with a group of friends in the Hong Kong countryside. 

Willem Kien is listed as William Kien on several juror's lists on gwulo.com. E.g.  the 1906 list, where he is shown as manager of Holland China Handels Co., situated in Alexandra Buildings. In 1915, also his house address is displayed in the list: 7 Stewart Terrace, The Peak.

Courtesy Kien family archives

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1909

Tennis Match, Braeside Hong Kong, 1909

The person who made this photo, Willem Kien, was director at the company which Charles worked for, Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). HCHC had offices in Rotterdam, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tientsin (Tianjin). He lived at The Peak. On Gwulo.com, I found the address of Braeside: 20 MacDonnell Road, also at The Peak. For Hong Kong residents, it must have been an excellent place for leisure.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1909

Hong Kong - Macau steamliner Fat Shan (1887-1933) in Hong Kong

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) worked for Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC) in Shanghai; it also had offices in Hong Kong and Tientsin (Tianjin). One of its first directors, Mr. Willem Kien, worked in China from 1898. After HCHC was founded in 1903, he worked for the company in Hong Kong and Shanghai. In 1921, he left China and worked for the head office in Rotterdam, at Diergaardelaan 36, until 1948, when the company was obtained by Internatio.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930

Photo 1930s China voyage Hong Kong, Chefoo (?), Aden (?)

Charles Gesner van der Voort worked for Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC) in Shanghai; it also had offices in Hong Kong and Tientsin (Tianjin). One of its first directors, Mr. Willem Kien, worked in China from 1898. After HCHC was founded in 1903, he worked for the company in Hong Kong and Shanghai. In 1921, he left China and worked for the head office in Rotterdam, at Diergaardelaan 36, until 1948, when the company was obtained by Internatio. 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930

Photo wrapper 1930s China voyage Hong Kong, Chefoo (?), Aden (?)

Charles Gesner van der Voort worked for Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC) in Shanghai; it also had offices in Hong Kong and Tientsin (Tianjin). One of its first directors, Mr. Willem Kien, worked in China from 1898. After HCHC was founded in 1903, he worked for the company in Hong Kong and Shanghai. In 1921, he left China and worked for the head office in Rotterdam, at Diergaardelaan 36, until 1948, when the company was obtained by Internatio. 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930

1900s-1930s Hong Kong photos

Dear reader,

While compiling information for my book "Charles in Shanghai", many photos were shared with me, including photos from Hong Kong of the 1900s-1930s. You can find these at my page at Flickr.com.

https://www.flickr.com/people/161392673@N02/

Your help is requested to identify photos made in various places during a voyage from Europe to Hong Kong in the 1930s. Please have a look at:

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