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1916 Queen's Road Central

Submitted by moddsey on Fri, 2019-12-06 08:20

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

1916

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Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong Government Gazette trade registration, 1917

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2019-11-24 15:24

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):

1917

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1914 Jubilee street

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2019-11-11 14:41

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

1914

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1910s Bowen Road Walk

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2019-09-16 13:06

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

1910

A rare postcard of a house on the Bowen Road Walk. <Read more ...>

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Hong Kong Sedan Chair (Jessica Haggard)

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2019-09-13 03:17

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Jessica Haggard; Found from Boston University Data Base. Taken in Hong Kong between 1880 and 1923.

I chose this picture because the Sedan Chair was a huge part of Chinese culture. It was not only a means of transportation but also a way to distinguish class. When Hong Kong was colonized, many westerners took Sedan Chairs- because it was operated by a man, it made the Chinese operator seem inferior to the Westerner. <Read more ...>

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

1910

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sedan chair