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1939 Peak Signal Station Cannon

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 2016-10-12 06:01
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939
Places shown in this photo: 
Peak Signal Station - Flagstaff [1860- ]

Position of the cannon with reference to the circular platform and flagstaff in 1939. 

At Fanling Teahouse

Submitted by pritchah on Thu, 2016-09-29 16:00
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1938

1937 Typhoon damage

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2016-09-22 22:37
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937
Places shown in this photo: 
Osaka Shosen Kaisha (O.S.K.) Wharf / Custodian Wharf [????-????]
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1939 Pan Am China Clipper

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2016-09-15 01:11

Golden era of flying. Pan Am Flying Boat.  Think this is a Martin M-130 'China' Clipper coming in to berth alongside the pontoon at Kai Tak.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]
Hok Un / Hok Yuen Power Station [1921-1991]
Green Island Cement Works, Hung Hom [1898-????]
Tags: 
flying boats

c.1930 Pedder St / DVRC / Ice House St / QRC

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2016-09-10 18:09
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
Places shown in this photo: 
Tai Ping / 太平 Building [1929-????]

Detail cropped from this photo: http://gwulo.com/atom/19462

Compare with this view taken a couple of years earlier:

1938 RMS Empress of Canada

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2016-09-01 02:14
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1938
Places shown in this photo: 
KCR Terminus, TST [1916-1978]

1930 Anti Piracy Guards

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2016-09-01 02:04
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930

China Mail 12 June 1930 refers.

1935 Central Theatre

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2016-08-20 15:17
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935
Places shown in this photo: 
Central Theatre / 中央戲院 [1930-1971]

Date is approximate. Built close to the former No. 5 Police Station and Old Fire Brigade Station. 

1930s Kowloon Bay and RAF Kai Tak from Ma Tau Kok

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 2016-08-03 04:31

Interesting photo showing Kowloon Bay, Kowloon Peak and RAF Kai Tak.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
Places shown in this photo: 
RAF Kai Tak [????-????]

1930s Sung Wong Toi and Lion Rock from Ma Tau Chung

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 2016-08-03 04:24

Sacred Hill in the foreground.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
Places shown in this photo: 
Sacred Hill / Sung Wong Toi [????-1943]

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