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Taxis and rickshaws outside the Hong Kong Hotel (p.44)

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2020-10-17 14:09

Pedder Street still had two-way traffic in the 1920s, when this photo was taken.

Detail cropped from page 44 of the new Volume 4 of 'Old Hong Photos and The Tales They Tell'. The book will be available in November 2020.

Gwulo book - Volume 4 - front cover

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2020-10-17 13:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2020

Cover of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell, Volume 4.

'Master Of Compromise' (p.41)

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2020-10-07 14:28
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1928

Newspaper headlines are even better clues than the cinema advert in the previous photo.

This board stood outside the offices of The China Mail newspaper, on the corner of Wyndham Street and Wellington Street. The headline 'Master Of Compromise' appeared in the issue published on Saturday, 18 August 1928, and gives us the exact date the photo was taken!

Detail cropped from page 41 of the new Volume 4 of 'Old Hong Photos and The Tales They Tell'. The book will be available in November 2020.

Sunshine Susie

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2020-10-03 10:59
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1931

The poster advertises ‘Sunshine Susie’, a movie showing at the Tai Ping Theatre over in Shek Tong Tsui. This British musical was released in 1931, dating the main photo of Queen's Road Central to the early 1930s.

Detail cropped from page 36 of the new Volume 4 of 'Old Hong Photos and The Tales They Tell'. The book will be available in November 2020.

1896 Brick carrier

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2020-09-29 15:55

Bricks were delivered to the seafront by boat, then carried inland by men using shoulder-poles and these carriers.

Detail cropped from page 31 of the new Volume 4 of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell. The book will be available in November 2020.

Buried treasure!

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2020-09-22 16:31
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1929

The house on the hilltop in this c.1929 photo was demolished by the Japanese during their occupation of Hong Kong in the 1940s. They buried a valuable historic relic at the site, and it is believed to still be there today!

Detail cropped from page 22 of the new Volume 4 of 'Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell'. The book will be available in November 2020.

c.1929 Blake Garden Pavilion

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2020-09-19 10:06
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1929

Detail cropped from page 18 of the new Volume 4 of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell'. The book will be available in November 2020.

c.1929 Idlewild

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2020-09-15 18:14
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1929

Detail cropped from page 13 of the new Volume 4 of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell'. The book will be available in November 2020.

Sailing junk in a misty harbour

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2020-09-11 14:06
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1929

Detail cropped from page 9 of the new Volume 4 of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell. The book will be available in November 2020.

c.1929 Marching band taking part in a funeral procession

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2020-09-08 17:57
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1929

Detail cropped from page 9 of the new Volume 4 of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell. The book will be available in November 2020.

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