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Panorama from The Peak, c.1900

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2016-07-05 18:36
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900

Photo courtesy of Tim Luard and Alison McEwan.

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Praya East (Sternberg PC)

Submitted by tonyclark on Wed, 2016-06-29 22:05
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

H.E. Li-Hung-Chang and Governor Sir Henry Arthur Blake at Government House. 1900

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2016-06-29 00:11

Li Hung Chang (or Li Hongzhang) (1823 – 1901) was a Chinese politician, general and diplomat of the late Qing dynasty.  See more on Wikipedia.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
Places shown in this photo: 
Government House (1st generation) [1855-1942]
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Governor Sir Henry Arthur Blake

City_of_Victoria,_Hong_Kong (1899-1904)

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2016-06-24 03:34
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
Places shown in this photo: 
Hong Kong Club Building (2nd Generation) [1897-1981]
Queen's Building [1899-1961]
Prince's Building (1st generation) [1904-1962]
Statue Square, Central [????- ]
Description

Part of the City of Victoria, Hong Kong, showing east end of reclamation.

KCR under consruction in 1909

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2016-06-19 02:31

For me it looks like narrow-gauge railway tracks. So it could be the Fan Ling-Sha Tau Kok Railway (see http://gwulo.com/hong-kong-railways-ropeways).

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1909
Tags: 
KCR railway
kcr

Jervois Street, Central, 1900.

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2016-06-19 01:56
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
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central
Jervois Street

City Hall, Central, Hong Kong. (late 1890s / early 1900s)

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2016-06-19 01:40

Image flipped horizontally, color fault slightly removed.

After some discussion about the date for this image it was estimated to end 1890's to early 1900s.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
Places shown in this photo: 
City Hall (first generation) [1869-1936]
1890s Single-storey building, on the site of Prince's Building [????-????]
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city hall
central

1905 Time ball

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2016-06-17 22:48

Text on Flickr: Time Ball connected with Kowloon Observatory, TST.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905
Places shown in this photo: 
Former Marine Police HQ [1884- ]
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
TST
Former Marine Police Headquarters

Alexandra Building, Hong Kong, 1909

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2016-06-12 21:09

Text on Flickr:

Alexandra Buildings Posted Hong Kong Nov. 1909

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1909
Places shown in this photo: 
Alexandra Building (1st generation) [1904-1952]
Tags: 
postcards
Alexandra Building
tram

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