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Submitted by eurasian_david on Tue, 2020-12-08 19:45
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920

Abdul Aziz Rumjahn (a.k.a. Arthur James Rumjahn) (1904 Hong Kong-2nd March 1975 Hong Kong) was a distant cousin of mine. This photo of him in Hong Kong has been given kind permission by his grandson to be posted here in gwulo after we recently made contact as part of my family history reserach.

He lived in Hong Kong his whole life. Does anyone recognise the beach? My first guess is Big Wave Bay on HK island but clarification would be welcome. 

Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, 1937

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-08-08 18:31

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937
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Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, 1937

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-08-08 02:06

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937
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Matsheds on beach below Stanley prison 4

Submitted by jjohnantonsmith on Mon, 2020-01-06 19:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939

The matshed in the  foreground belonging to Hong Kong's Chief of Police. The one behind belongs to Raymond Smith.

Matsheds on beach below Stanley prison 7

Submitted by jjohnantonsmith on Mon, 2020-01-06 19:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939

Matsheds on beach below Stanley prison 5

Submitted by jjohnantonsmith on Mon, 2020-01-06 19:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939

Pixie Smith

Matsheds on beach below Stanley prison 6

Submitted by jjohnantonsmith on Mon, 2020-01-06 19:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939

Matsheds on beach below Stanley prison 8

Submitted by jjohnantonsmith on Mon, 2020-01-06 19:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1938

John Anton-Smith on right; unknown boy in canoe.

Matsheds on beach below Stanley prison 1

Submitted by jjohnantonsmith on Mon, 2020-01-06 19:04
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939

Matsheds on beach below Stanley prison 2

Submitted by jjohnantonsmith on Mon, 2020-01-06 19:04
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939

Raymond Smith to the right; behind him Grace Smith in front of the prison wall where she would soon be interned. Pixie Smith in centre.

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