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Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, 1937

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-08-08 18:31

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers. <Read more ...>

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

1937

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Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, 1937

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-08-08 02:06

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers. <Read more ...>

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

1937

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Historical Amsterdam: 1696 pharmacy Van der Meulen & Chinatown

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Fri, 2020-01-17 19:48

Taking a walk from Shipping House (Het Scheepvaarthuis) at Prins Hendrikkade, to Oude Kerk, you pass the Bantammerbrug, where you find the pharmacy Van der Meulen, in use as a pharmacy since 1696.

The wall above the pharmacy has a facing brick with a 'yawner', which can sometimes still be seen above historical pharmacies in the Netherlands.
<a href="https://old.gwulo.com/%3Ca%20href%3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaper">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaper" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaper</a> <Read more ...>