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Portrait Willem Kien, Dresden ca. 1895, photo studio Hahn's

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-05-25 01:03

Portrait of Willem Kien (1877, Arnhem - 1970, The Hague), who was educated in Dresden and lived there with his family.

Ca. 1898 he went to China to work. In 1903 he became representative of Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC) in Shanghai, when the company was founded. Charles would join the company in 1938, first as a trainee in the Rotterdam head office and then in Shanghai, in 1939. <Read more ...>

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1895

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Portrait Willem Kien, ca. 1921, Shanghai

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-05-25 00:59

Charles worked at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tientsin (Tianjin), Rotterdam and London. At the start of the company, in 1903, Willem Kien started to work for HCHC in Shanghai, later becoming director. In 1921 he left China and became director at the Rotterdam head office.

Courtesy Kien family archives <Read more ...>

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

1921

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Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong office, consignment department, 1918

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Fri, 2019-05-24 23:59

Charles Gesner van der Voort had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong.

Twenty years before Charles started, in 1918, a photo album was made of the Hong Kong office and office staff. <Read more ...>

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

1918

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Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Wed, 2019-05-22 04:19

Charles Gesner van der Voort had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

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

1950

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Holland-China Trading Company: portrait of Shanghai comprador Tsao Lan Chue, ca. 1948

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Wed, 2019-05-22 04:18

Charles Gesner van der Voort had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

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

1948

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Portrait Phil Beekmeijer, Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), Hong Kong 1950

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-05-18 15:13

Portrait of Phil Beekmeijer, on of Charles' friends in Shanghai in 1940, as well as in Hong Kong in 1950. They both worked at Holland-China Trading Company, with offices in Rotterdam, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tientsin (Tianjin).

Courtesy Beekmeijer family archives <Read more ...>

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

1950

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Holland-China Trading Company: VW T1 delivery van at street market, Hong Kong, ca. 1956

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-05-18 14:01

Charles Gesner van der Voort had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

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

1956

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Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-05-18 00:09

Charles Gesner van der Voort had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

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

1950

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Holland-China Trading Company: Alexandra House, Hong Kong, 1957

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-05-18 00:07

Charles Gesner van der Voort had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

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

1957

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Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-05-18 00:05

Dear reader,

For more details, please visit Flickr.

Kind regards,

Pieter <Read more ...>

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

1950

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Portrait Willem Kien, Dresden ca. 1895, photo studio Hahn's

Portrait Willem Kien, ca. 1921, Shanghai

Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong office, consignment department, 1918

Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950

Holland-China Trading Company: portrait of Shanghai comprador Tsao Lan Chue, ca. 1948

Portrait Phil Beekmeijer, Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), Hong Kong 1950

Holland-China Trading Company: VW T1 delivery van at street market, Hong Kong, ca. 1956

Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950

Holland-China Trading Company: Alexandra House, Hong Kong, 1957

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