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Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong, 1930s

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Wed, 2020-08-19 04:02

Lively street scene, with signs reading "Sing Kee Boots & Shoe Maker", "Tung Cheong Co.", "The Rainbow Artistic Goods Store", and many more.

Photo made by Willem Kien, director at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), which was Charles Gesner van der Voort’s (1916-1991) employer. The company had offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou (Canton) and Tientsin (Tianjin).

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

1930

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Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), Hong Kong, 1950, retirement Klimanek

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-10-26 13:47

Even though HCHC was taken over by Internatio in 1948, people kept referring to the company as Holland-China Trading Company. This group photo was taken for the occasion of senior manager Philip Harding Klimanek (front row, sixth from the left) leaving the company. Charles Gesner van der Voort can be found front row, first from the left, his wife Nancy third from the left. Phil Beekmeijer and his wife Ans are third row, first and second from the left.
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1950

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Holland-China Trading Company: 1903 trade mark registration

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Fri, 2019-06-14 14:40

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):

1903

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Holland-China Syndikaat: 1899 trade mark registration

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2019-06-09 00:47

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):

1899

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Postcard Hong Kong: Views from the Peak, ca. 1947

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-06-08 15:40

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) 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.

This postcard was found in the company archives, held by Stadsarchief Rotterdam. It shows a view from the Peak and has serial number 437. <Read more ...>

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

1947

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

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2019-06-08 15:36

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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Portrait Holland-China Trading Company staff, Hong Kong office, 1918

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2019-05-12 04:44

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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Hotz collection: Hong Kong, Central Praya, ca. 1870

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2019-05-12 04:40

Charles Gesner van der Voort's (1916-1991) employer, Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), was founded by several people, including Albert Hotz, through Hotz, s'Jacob & Co (Albertus Paulus Hermanus Hotz, born in Rotterdam in 1855, died in Italy in 1930). <Read more ...>

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

1870

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Holland China Trading Company: Hong Kong compradores office, 1918

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2019-05-12 04:38

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 office samples room, 1918

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2019-05-12 04:37

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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Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong, 1930s

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Holland-China Trading Company: 1903 trade mark registration

Holland-China Syndikaat: 1899 trade mark registration

Postcard Hong Kong: Views from the Peak, ca. 1947

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

Portrait Holland-China Trading Company staff, Hong Kong office, 1918

Hotz collection: Hong Kong, Central Praya, ca. 1870

Holland China Trading Company: Hong Kong compradores office, 1918

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