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1946 Swimming Pool, Ritz Garden at North Point

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2015-05-09 09:50
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1946
Places shown in this photo: 
The Ritz Ballroom, Swimming Pool & Garden / Lady Park Recreation Club, North Point [1941-????]
Taikoo Sugar Refinery [1883-1973]
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
tram

16 Jul 1948, "Miss Macao" airplane crash

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2015-04-24 18:36
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948

This image relates to the recent Dale Cramer and crew picture and shows the back of a female stewardess/hostess who may have been the one in the Miss Macao crash

Close Encounters with Kowloon City

Submitted by IDJ on Sun, 2015-04-19 16:27
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

A Civil Air Transport C46 departs low over Kowloon City heading down Prince Edward Road or Argyle Street

Looted houses on the Peak

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2015-04-12 16:38
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1945
Places shown in this photo: 
Haystack - RBL 509 formerly FL 60 & 61 - 19 Mount Austin Road [????- ]
Mount Austin Barracks [1897-????]
Peak Mansions [1928-1990]
Victoria Ridge [c.1932-c.1950]
Formosa - RBL 79 [c.1904-1941]

From Getty images, http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/looted-houses-and-buildings...

September 1945: Looted houses and buildings sitting on the ridge of Victoria Peak. (Photo by John Florea/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
Credit: John Florea / contributor

1940s Street Scene

Submitted by moddsey on Wed, 2015-03-25 19:07
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1940
Places shown in this photo: 
Junction of Ladder Street & Queen's Rd Central [????- ]

Maria Wilhelmina Koens (Zus Blumenthal) and Leon Blumenthal

Submitted by Willy Koens on Sun, 2015-03-08 19:57

In the top photo Zus is on the right and on the second photo she's the second left.

Leon is in the middle on the top photo, unfortunately I don't know the names from the others.

Zus was working for the dutch consolate in Hong Kong so maybe they are related to that period.

1948 Annual Cross Harbour Race

Submitted by moddsey on Fri, 2015-03-06 08:12

62 competitors set off from the Railway Pier at the TST KCR Terminus. The winner won in a time of 26 minutes 15.4 seconds. HK Sunday Herald 24 October 1948 refers.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948
Places shown in this photo: 
Clock Tower of KCR Terminus [????- ]
KCR Terminus, TST [1916-1978]

A Midsommer Night's Dreame

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2015-03-03 17:31
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1944

The poster was produced for a play put on in Stanley Internment Camp.

This copy of provided by Barbara Anslow.

1945 HK & Whampoa Docks

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2015-02-19 08:31

China Mail 11 September 1945

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1945
Places shown in this photo: 
Hong Kong, Kowloon & Whampoa Dockyards, Hung Hom [1868-????]

Repulse Bay 1940s Pillbox 18

Submitted by 80sKid on Wed, 2015-02-18 19:43

While the description says 1930s, judging from the pillbox and pillar remains I'd suggest late 1940s but welcome any suggestions, especially based on the cars

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
Lido, Repulse Bay [1935-????]
Pillbox 018, Repulse Bay [1939-????]
Repulse Bay [????- ]
Tags: 
from Repulse Bay
pill box

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