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c.1930 Ceremony at Hong Kong University

Submitted by David on Thu, 2010-10-21 17:07
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I wonder what's the occasion in this film? There are plenty of senior military people around, if that gives any clue.

The title for the film on Youtube is "Opening Ceremony of The University of Hong Kong". The original opening cermeony was back in 1912, so it shouldn't be that we're watching. Maybe a ceremony to celebrate opening some new buildings?

Places shown in this film: 
Main Building, University of Hong Kong [1912- ]
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aetse

1950s, Lion Rock Road

Submitted by David on Sun, 2010-09-26 22:43
Image (external): 
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Any ideas where this was taken?

Over on Flickr, Eternal1966 believes it is somewhere in Wanchai.

[Identified as Lion Rock Road - see comments below]

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
Image Galleries: 
1950s Hong Kong
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eternal1966

Mystery Photo 2c

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2010-09-09 11:41

Image property of FormAsia

Mystery photos # 1

Submitted by David on Tue, 2010-09-07 15:45

"A friend of mine recently found some old black & white negatives in her cupboard. I transferred some of them to positives and a lot of them are of Little Sai Wan and staff. You’re most welcome to have them."

Many thanks to the above contributor (who wants to remain anonymous) for getting touch from the UK.

Here are the first few, more to follow. Apart from #4, any ideas of dates & locations? (Click any image for a larger, zoomable view).

1930s Prince Edward Road, near Kowloon City

Submitted by David on Fri, 2010-07-02 11:18
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[UPDATE Dec 2018: The location has been identified in the comments below.]

Does anyone recognise this?

It's a very wide road, maybe Nathan Road?

The building on the far left is a distinctive design, different from the other shophouses we can see.

And the building we can see across the junction has an unusual shallow dome on the roof, which might trigger someone's memory?

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
Image Galleries: 
1930s Hong Kong
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old
Hong Kong
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tricycle

1930s Unknown location

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2010-05-03 22:16
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The notes on Flickr say "Somewhere in Wanchai, can anyone help to identify?".

The building in the foreground on the right has a distinctive wall - does it trigger anyone's memories?

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
Image Galleries: 
1930s Hong Kong
Tags: 
old
Hong Kong
mystery

Parade query

Submitted by anonymous-01 on Tue, 2010-04-13 18:57
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900

Here's a picture I have just come across at the bottom of a file of family snaps.

Anybody got any ida what it is or where it might be? Sorry about the quality but can't get any more out of it on my primitive pic editor.

Thanks,

Sean

 

c. 1913, but where?

Submitted by David on Thu, 2009-12-31 16:12
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1913

We've been sent this photo by Sean Olson, who asks for help identifying the location:

I wonder if your expertise or that of your contributors can put a name on the place.

Mysterious iron door on Kennedy Road [????- ]

Submitted by David on Mon, 2009-04-13 17:06

We first mentioned this in August 2007 (see this article, and the comments that follow it), but we're still none the wiser what it was for.

Kennedy Road
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Hong Kong, hotel in front of hills

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2009-03-09 22:25
Image (external): 
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View the original, larger copy of this image at the UWM website: http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/u?/agsphoto,4927

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1940
Places shown in this photo: 
Building on corner of Queen's Rd E. & Morrison Hill Road [????-1976]
Image Galleries: 
1940-41 Harrison Forman's photos
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