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Queen's Road Central

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2016-06-27 20:21
Places shown in this photo: 
Building on north corner of Jubilee St & Queen's Rd Central [????- ]

Postcard by M. Sternberg

Gwulo ref: A317

Lo Wu Border Crossing Hong Kong 1980

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2015-11-30 17:34
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
Places shown in this photo: 
Lo Wu border crossing [????- ]
Tags: 
Hong Kong
New Territories
lowu
China
postcard

Back of photo

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2012-03-24 18:38
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1922

The back of this photo.

Back of postcard

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2011-09-09 10:22
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948

The back of this postcard.

Hong Kong
13 Feb, 1948

Very good accomodation on this freighter. Stopped and over-indulged in eating of seafoods at the well known Parisian Grill in Hongkong.

Helen

Irene Houses
Wilber
Nebraska
U.S.A.

Back of image DA008

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2011-08-23 18:44
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1917

The back of this picture.

c.1900 Repulse Bay

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2010-06-13 21:45
Image (external): 
Binary Data 4229597070
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
Places shown in this photo: 
Repulse Bay [????- ]
Image Galleries: 
1900s Hong Kong
Tags: 
Hong Kong
vintage postcard
postcard
deep water bay

c.1910 North Point

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2010-06-13 21:34
Image (external): 
Binary Data 4229597190

Here's view of the tram line you don't see any more - green hills to the right, and beach to the left! Can anyone identify any of the (few) landmarks shown to give an exact position?

Also, do you know when the tram line was extended past Causeway Bay, to narrow down the date? The HK Tramways website just says:

1903: The construction of a single-track system began and it ran from Kennedy Town to Causeway Bay. The route was later extended to Shau Kei Wan.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910
Image Galleries: 
1900s Hong Kong
Tags: 
Hong Kong
vintage postcard
postcard
North Point
tram

Medical Staff Quarters on High Street

Submitted by David on Sun, 2010-02-21 23:26

[UPDATE 8 April 2017 - I'd originally identified this as the Albany above the Botanical Gardens, but as Herostratus notes below, it actually shows the Medical Staff Quarters on High Street.] 

The picture comes from a postcard with the title:

Hongkong. Public Garden. II 115.

The date '1898' was the year quoted by the seller. I'm not sure what evidence they have for that, but it's about right. The postcard has an undivided back, so it is unlikely to be newer than the early 1900s.

Reference: A43

1910s View of The Peak

Submitted by David on Mon, 2010-02-01 18:19

I'm guessing 1910 as the date for this postcard, but corrections are welcome.

The excellent 1912 map (thanks to the anonymous submitter) shows what we're looking at.  In the foreground is Chamberlain Road (called 'Peak Road' today), sloping down to the left, before curving round to the right and out of sight. Just above that is Treverbyn with the large arched window, and behind that we can see the back of the Peak Hotel. Further up the slope to the right is Formosa.

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