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Jinricksha stands in Kowloon 1905

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-04-08 21:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

From the Hongkong Government Gazette 13th January 1905

Only rickshaws stands are compiled here, likely because they were faster compared to sedan chairs and Kowloon was quite flat compared to the island.

More about the Regulations of Public Vehicles and Chairs in Hong Kong 1863-1941 here.

Stands for Public Jinrickshas and Public Chairs 1909

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-04-08 20:55
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1909

From the Hongkong Government Gazette 23rd July 1909.

More about the Regulations of Public Vehicles and Chairs in Hong Kong 1863-1941 here.

Queen's Road Central, looking west c.1900

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2022-04-08 17:10
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900

Source: Wikimedia Commons Title there: Queen's Road Central, Duddell Street on the left, c1900

On the right is the "jinrikisha stand Queen's Road Central, at Duddell Street". 

On the left is the "chair stand Queen's Road Central, West of Ice House Street"

 

The partially visible building should be the Grand Hotel - Queen's Road Central [????-1929] (Note: missing marker on the map).

 

Similar photo below:

69 Robinson Road ????-1949

Submitted by bikcheung on Sat, 2022-04-02 13:48
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920

A large Chinese family mansion [張 儉 安 堂] on I.L. 705 - initially 35 Robinson Road, renumbered 69 Robinson Road in 1928.

Owner: CHEONG SUM-WOO [張 心 湖] alias CHEONG ON-LAN [張 安 欄], Merchant / Comprador / Developer of Chinese houses on I.L. 618 on On Lan Street (1914), Kowloon Bay Reclamation Scheme (1913) & Kai Tack Bund (c. 1920).

Entrance gate to original mansion remains on 69G Robinson Road to this day.

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Submitted by eurasian_david on Tue, 2022-03-22 07:18
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900

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Submitted by eurasian_david on Tue, 2022-03-15 09:12
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1906

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Submitted by eurasian_david on Tue, 2022-03-15 09:10
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

Brick Factory TongshanThe Far Eastern Review -Jul-1907

Submitted by Chinarail on Fri, 2022-02-11 13:52
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

Photo of the Tongshan / Tangshan Brickworks , scanned from The Far Eastern Review.

Advert - Chinese Engineering & Mining Co. Industriies at Tangshan (Kaiping)

Submitted by Chinarail on Fri, 2022-02-11 13:52
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1909

Advertisement in The Far Eastern Review 1909  - Colliery , brickworks and other industries of Kaiping 

KMA ( Kailan Mining Administration Brick)

Submitted by Chinarail on Fri, 2022-02-11 13:52
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2021

Photo of the of KMA brick from Wang Wei Collection

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