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Peak Tram Kennedy Road 1900's

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1905

Uploaded from "University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China",  reference number: BL-s035

Post card published by N. Sternberg, 34 and 51 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong. Date 1900-1910.

Uploaded with kind permission by the University of Bristol.

Kennedy Road - Zetland Hall Foundation stone

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

Hong Kong New Year card 1880s

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With no apologies for Victorian racial stereotyping, the doggerel verse at the bottom of the card reads:

 "To Topside Hill from where my stand

My look see plenty Hong so new

My neva have see place mo gland

And neva talke thing mo true

My look the roads, the ship, the tree

And thinkee my no place have see

So nice Hong Kong"

 The paint palette on the left has written on it, "A happy new year to you".

 On the reverse is a handwritten message:

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1875

Vic_Peak_tram 1945-46

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1946

Found this at the website of the Commando Veterans Association here.

India, Burma & Hong Kong, 1944 - 1946: Views and life in S.E Asia as seen through the lens of No5Commando, a collection of photos owned by Sgt Ted Tharme, No5 Cdo, kindly donated by Ted's son Paul. Posted by Nick Collins.

Hysan Lee Mansion 2

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
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Hysan Lee Mansion

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
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Tung Chi College

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1993
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Chitose Hotel / Tung Chi College, 15A Kennedy Road [1915-1993]

Date Place completed: 
1915-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1993-01-01

Dates are approximates based on available info. any more exact dates appreciated.

[30 May 2017 Update: adjusted location, and edited address from 15 to 15A.]

Tamar 1958

c.1904 View of Union Church and east along Kennedy Road

This is one of a set of four photographs that were sold marked 'c.1900'.

The hill on the left of the photograph is where the British Military Hospital will be seen later. That opened in 1907, so the photo was taken earlier than that. However

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