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Everything tagged "1930s Hong Kong"

New Year wishes from Chan

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1934

The back of the photo of Chan and her husband, showing Chan's writing

Grandmother and dog in car.jpg

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1932

R W Smith taught Chan to drive and she drove Mrs Grace Smith around Hong Kong on trips. She also took her for walks around the srteets of Hong Kong. The blind Mrs Smith was able to recognise the streets by their aroma.

Chan and John Anton-Smith

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1934

Chan holding John Anton-Smith, son of R W Smith, about six months old in late 1934

Chan

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930

Chan's children

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1934

R W Smith wrote on the back of the photo "The eldest child is Chan's step-daughter. The smaller girl was the one we had at our house for about a month. She is about eight and is called Sui Kwan."

1930 Map of Brick Hill

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930

Map extracted from the 1930 Report of the Playing Fields Committee which is available here  At the time, the  Aberdeen Valley was considered a suitable site for the development of playing fields and the relocation of the Polo Club from Causeway Bay. The site of the disused brick works can also be seen.

edgar dewstoe HK Herald.jpg

牛奶公司九龍分店 Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Kowloon

No date given, so the 1930's seem to be a good guess.

Text on Flickr:

Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Kowloon

尖沙咀彌敦道74-78 號 74-78 Nathan Road

The first branch of Dairy Farm

1918年 九龍牛奶公司店舖啟用。

1941年 12月,日佔香港,店舖被日軍掠奪一空,業務停頓。

1945年 8月,香港重光,店舖業務逐漸恢復。

1958年 重建為文遜大廈(Manson House)。

1918 Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Kowloon was opened.

1941-1945 Closed in Japanese Occupation

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930

Hong Kong island

Hong Kong 1930's ?

Although this photo was found in a 1955 album titled 'cruise around the world', I now think it might be a photo taken in the 1930's? Can anyone identify the location?

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