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Tram passing City Hall

Submitted by Joseph on Tue, 2015-02-03 12:37
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1904
Places shown in this photo: 
City Hall (first generation) [1869-1936]
HK Cricket Club pitch (1st location) [1851-1975]
Supreme Court Building / Legislative Council Building [1910- ]

Newspaper Seller

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2014-11-02 21:16
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1940
Places shown in this photo: 
Bank of East Asia Building (2nd Generation) [1935-1980]

View the original, larger copy of this image at the UWM website: http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agsphoto/id/16254

Hong Kong Telegraph dated 19 October 1940

Work on the tramline

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2014-10-25 15:47
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948
Places shown in this photo: 
Junction of Causeway Road, Leighton Road, and Yee Wo Street [????- ]

Photo courtesy of Siobhan Daiko.

Hitching a ride on a tram

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2014-10-25 15:47

Photo courtesy of Siobhan Daiko.

Work on the tramlines

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2014-10-25 15:47

Photo courtesy of Siobhan Daiko.

1970s Des Voeux Road West and Hill Road

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2014-09-14 12:34
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1975
Places shown in this photo: 
Junction of Hill Road and Des Voeux Road West [????- ]

Tram ticket - "Exchange Ticket"

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2014-08-29 15:17

Photo courtesy of Joseph Tse:

The issue of the Exchange Ticket is interesting as the fare 50 cents applied for fare boxes. I wonder how it used.

Causeway Bay Trams

Submitted by fergusmacdermot on Tue, 2014-07-01 10:07
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930

1925-6 Tram

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2014-06-25 22:07
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1925
Places shown in this photo: 
General Post Office (Connaught Rd / Pedder St site) [1911-1977]

Thanks to Henry Ching for this photo. He writes:

This shows a HK tram in rather a different context. The background, on the right, is the GPO.  The sign reads “Tramways volunteers apply here”. The photo was taken during the strike and boycott of 1925-26.  I think (but would not swear to it) that the figure on the left, in short pants, is my father – it looks like him.

Asian House under wraps

Submitted by David on Thu, 2014-05-29 18:37
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2014
Places shown in this photo: 
Asian House [1969-2014]

Looks as though it will soon be demolished.

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