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View west towards Central Police Station compound

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2013-06-06 16:33
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1869
Places shown in this photo: 
Central Magistracy (second generation) [1846-1913]
Union Church (2nd generation), Staunton St. [1865-1890]

Detail cropped from original photo held at the UK National Archive, their ref: CO 1069/444

Chinese artists

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Sun, 2013-06-02 18:55
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1860

The pictures here were produced by Chinese artists working in the European style and date to the 1860s. They show two ships in similar positions off Hong Kong. It seems likely judging by the styles that these two pictures were painted by different artists.

Somewhere - I cannot remember where - I read there was a small industry at that time in the painting of ships for their owners or captains which visited Hong Kong. This was the time of tea clippers etc.. so may well have been a fairly thriving industry for a few talented painters.

Taikoo House on the Peak

Submitted by Jennifer Lang on Tue, 2013-05-28 15:26
Places shown in this photo: 
Tai Koo Peak House [????-????]

I am doing research about the Taikoo Sugar Refinery and recently returned from London where I researched originaln Swire documents at SOAS archives and at Swire House.  This is a photo of the Taikoo House on the Peak that was constructed in 1890.  According to the records I saw, the land was located at "Peak Sec A of RB lot 7, Sub-Sec 1 of Sec A of RB 18, and was 47,174 sq ft.  The Swires secured at 75 year lease from the crown for this land in 1882 and 1888 at a cost of  $8,500.00.  The house was built in 1890.

The brig Falco

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Wed, 2013-05-15 18:55
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1864

This is a  picture of the ship Falco, depicted with the Hong Kong mountains in the background. It carries the flag for the Swedish union with Norway and was in an auction house in Stockholm last year.

Round structure

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2013-04-25 11:00
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1897
Places shown in this photo: 
Hong Kong Observatory [????- ]

Detail cropped from this photo:

http://gwulo.com/node/14036

Poor conditions at Central magistracy

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2013-04-18 18:18
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1898
Places shown in this photo: 
Central Magistracy (second generation) [1846-1913]

Clipping from The Hongkong Telegraph, March 9, 1898, page 2, as referenced in Adam's book, The Great Fire of Hong Kong:

Hongkong Fort?

Submitted by christoph on Fri, 2013-04-05 14:29
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900

Where was Hongkong Fort?

Postcard by Garca & Co., Hongkong, sent to Germany 1903. "Motto: Times are hard and wages low!" Note the wall following the shape of the tree!

More trees and Wanchai

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Sun, 2013-03-17 20:10
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1880

Here is another picture showing the trees as promised.

Sean

Prisoners in cangue and policeman

Submitted by David on Tue, 2013-03-12 13:24
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1880

Photo supplied from John Breen's private collection.

There is also a copy of the same photo in the Royal Asiatic Society collection in London.

A Bonhams catalogue dates it to the 1880s: http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/11946/lot/28/

The number on the policeman's collar is 132 - can anyone identify the year from that?

I'd also be very interested to know if anyone recognises the location.

Regards, David

CPS compound from above

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2013-01-29 15:41
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1886
Places shown in this photo: 
Former Central Police Station (CPS) compound [????- ]

Detail cropped from this photo: http://gwulo.com/node/5458

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