Please enjoy this 1910s photo of the Happy Valley race course. Charles' colleague Frits Kien describes how cleaning department staff won the first prize one year, you can find the story in the original Flickr page.
Photo made by Charles Gesner van der Voort's (1916-1991) employer, Willem Kien, director of Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC) with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tientsin (Tianjin).
Gwulo member tngan commented: That would be the Zoological & Botanical Garden. The big house at the back was the Governer's. Botjhthe house and the park are still there. <Read more ...>
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