Catalogue of images

These are scanned copies of images from David's collection. They are available to buy as prints (framed or unframed), or to license as digital images for use in your projects.

1870s

Pokfulam from the Peak

c.1874 Pokfulam from the Peak

1880s

1880s view over Tai Ping Shan to harbour

1880s view over Tai Ping Shan to harbour

c.1886 View over Central and the Harbour

c.1886 View over Central and the Harbour

1880s Jinrickisha and carrying chairs

1880s Jinrickisha and carrying chairs

1880s Happy Valley

1880s Happy Valley

1890s

c.1890 View of Naval Yard, harbour & TST from Scandal Point

c.1890 View of Naval Yard, harbour & TST from Scandal Point

1895 Hong Kong from the harbour

1895 Hong Kong from the harbour

1890s View from the Peak

1890s View from the Peak

1890s View along the Praya

1890s View along the Praya

Medical Staff Quarters on High Street

Medical Staff Quarters on High Street

1900s

c.1900 View of beached sampans along the Yau Ma Tei shoreline

c.1900 View of beached sampans along the Yau Ma Tei shoreline

c.1900 View over Garden Road

c.1900 View over Garden Road

c.1900 Peak Hotel

c.1900 Peak Hotel

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

c.1900 View of Union Church and east along Kennedy Road

1901. The fleet fire a salute for the King's birthday

1901. The fleet fire a salute for the King's birthday

c.1901 Queen's Road East

c.1901 Queen's Road East

c.1901 - "The Naval Department Buildings, Queen's Road"

c.1901 - "The Naval Department Buildings, Queen's Road"

1901. On the Praya

1901. On the Praya

In the stoke-hole of H.M.S. Terrible. Hong Kong, China. 1902.

In the stoke-hole of H.M.S. Terrible. Hong Kong, China. 1902.

c.1902 Shau Kei Wan

c.1902 Shau Kei Wan

Wanchai's seafront in 1902

Wanchai's seafront in 1902

The Queen Victoria Jubilee Monument and the Hongkong Club

The Queen Victoria Jubilee Monument and the Hongkong Club

c.1904 View looking northeast from the Peak

c.1904 View looking northeast from the Peak

c.1904 Kennedy Town

c.1904 Kennedy Town

1904 Des Voeux Rd Central

1904 Des Voeux Rd Central

"View of Central Harbour from West Point"

"View of Central Harbour from West Point"

c.1904 Caine Road, at the junction with Arbuthnot Road

c.1904 Caine Road, at the junction with Arbuthnot Road

c.1905 Buildings on the Peak

c.1905 Buildings on the Peak

Jebsen & Co. Godown at West Point after the 1906 Typhoon

Jebsen & Co. Godown at West Point after the 1906 Typhoon

After the typhoon: Ah King's Slipway

After the typhoon: Ah King's Slipway

Kowloon Wharves after the 1906 typhoon

Kowloon Wharves after the 1906 typhoon

1906 Ships & buildings showing typhoon damage

1906 Ships & buildings showing typhoon damage

1906 View of Hong Kong from the harbour

1906 View of Hong Kong from the harbour

c.1906 Hong Kong's landmark building?

c.1906 Hong Kong's landmark building?

c.1906 View over Mid-levels and Central to harbour

c.1906 View over Mid-levels and Central to harbour

1907 Soldiers swimming

1907 Soldiers swimming

c.1907 Quarry workers at the new Taikoo Dockyard

c.1907 Quarry workers at the new Taikoo Dockyard

1907 View over BMH & Naval Yards to Harbour

1907 View over BMH & Naval Yards to Harbour

1907 Tennis in Hong Kong

1907 Tennis in Hong Kong

1906 The Praya near Blake Pier

1908 The Praya near Blake Pier

c.1908 Pedder Street

c.1908 Pedder Street

c.1908 Fly to work with the KCR !

c.1908 Fly to work with the KCR !

1909 Gymkhana Club race at Happy Valley

1909 Gymkhana Club race at Happy Valley

1909 Unveiling statues in Statue Square

1909 Unveiling statues in Statue Square

Crowd in the Happy Valley Grandstand

Crowd in the Happy Valley Grandstand

Queen's Road Central

Queen's Road Central

City Hall

Cabinet card portrait

Cabinet card portrait

Cabinet card portrait

Cabinet card portrait

1910s

1920s

1920 Born to be wild

1920 Born to be wild

1920s View down the Peak Tram line

1920s View down the Peak Tram line

1920s Excavation of Morrison Hill

1920s Excavation of Morrison Hill

Back of photo

c.1922 View of Hong Kong from the harbour

c.1922 View of Hong Kong from the harbour

1923 Unveiling the Cenotaph

1923 Unveiling the Cenotaph

1923 Crashed trams on Arsenal Street

1923 Crashed trams on Arsenal Street

1920s Houses at The Peak

1920s Houses at The Peak

1923 View over Central

1923 View over Central

1923 Repulse Bay panorama

1923 Repulse Bay panorama

1924 Happy Valley

1924 Happy Valley

1924 Staunton Creek

1924 Staunton Creek

1920s Kennedy Town

1920s Kennedy Town

c.1924 Looking east from the Peak

c.1924 Looking east from the Peak

1920s Queen's Road Central

1920s Queen's Road Central

HMS Tamar

1920s Wandering Shoemaker

1920s Wandering Shoemaker

c.1925 Central Praya

c.1925 Central Praya

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1920s Deep Water Bay

1920s Deep Water Bay

1920s Sheung Wan

1920s Sheung Wan

Cooling off

Tram

c.1925 Sampans off Shau Kei Wan

c.1925 Sampans off Shau Kei Wan

Hotel

Hotel corner

1920s View of Central from the Harbour

1920s View of Central from the Harbour

"1926 - Nullah swept away"

"1926 - Nullah swept away"

1920s Caine Road

1920s Caine Road

1926 Submarines and HMS Titania

1926 Submarines and HMS Titania

c.1927 Victoria Harbour

c.1927 Victoria Harbour

Merry Christmas, 1927-style

Merry Christmas, 1927-style

Taikoo Wan Yi aground after the typhoon

Taikoo Wan Yi aground after the typhoon

1927 - "Coolies wearing Chinese raincoats"

1927 - "Coolies wearing Chinese raincoats"

c.1927 Western Market / Morrison Street ferry pier to Mong Kok & Shum Shui Po

c.1927 Western Market / Morrison Street ferry pier to Mong Kok & Shum Shui Po

Cobbler working on the street

Cobbler working on the street

Hawker on Causeway Rroad

Hawker on Causeway Rroad

Praya East reclamation

Praya East reclamation

Shop with Chinese style ceramic pots and figures

Shop with Chinese style ceramic pots and figures

1928 View down Wellington Street

1928 View down Wellington Street

1928 Garrison at Lyemun

1928 Garrison at Lyemun

c.1928 Peak Hotel

c.1928 Peak Hotel

c.1928.But where?

c.1928.But where?

1928 Ticker-tape departure of Empress of Russia from the Kowloon Wharves

1928 Ticker-tape departure of Empress of Russia from the Kowloon Wharves

c.1928 View from the Peak over Central and the harbour

c.1928 View from the Peak over Central and the harbour

c.1928 Praya East Reclamation

c.1928 Praya East Reclamation

c.1928 Houses on a hill

c.1928 Houses on a hill

Cow and people on street

Cow and people on street

Sailor from USS Tulsa pulling rickshaw in Hong Kong

Sailor from USS Tulsa pulling rickshaw in Hong Kong

c.1929 Happy Valley, Leighton Hill, and Causeway Bay

c.1929 Happy Valley, Leighton Hill, and Causeway Bay

1920s At the harbour's edge

1920s At the harbour's edge

1920s Lady in sedan chair

1920s Lady in sedan chair

c.1920 Dragon Boat off North Point

c.1920 Dragon Boat off North Point

Dry dock at Taikoo

Dry dock at Taikoo

1920s Street barber cleaning customer's ears in China

1920s Street barber cleaning customer's ears in China

Hong Kong Hotel

Hong Kong Hotel

1920s Rickshaws on Nathan Road

1920s Rickshaws on Nathan Road

1930s

View of Hongkong island from TST

View of Hongkong island from TST

c.1930 Junks off Kowloon City Pier

c.1930 Junks off Kowloon City Pier

1930s Sheung Wan

1930s Sheung Wan

Dry dock at Royal Naval Dockyard

Dry dock at Royal Naval Dockyard

1932 Queen's Road Central

1932 Queen's Road Central

c.1932 Peninsula Hotel

c.1932 Peninsula Hotel

1934 View from Tin Hau looking across the Causeway Bay typhoon shelter

1934 View from Tin Hau looking across the Causeway Bay typhoon shelter

1935 Des Voeux Rd

1935 Des Voeux Rd

Procession inches along a crowded street

Procession inches along a crowded street

1930s Pottinger Street

1930s Pottinger Street

1930s "Carring firewoods"

1930s "Carring firewoods"

1930s San Wai Camp

1930s San Wai Camp

1930s Tai O

c.1935 View over Aberdeen harbour

c.1935 View over Aberdeen harbour

c.1935 Des Voeux Road Central

c.1935 Des Voeux Road Central

c.1935 Altadena, Barker Road, The Peak

c.1935 Altadena, Barker Road, The Peak

c.1935 Hawker, book stall, rat bin

c.1935 Hawker, book stall, rat bin

c.1935 Drinking Tea at Happy Valley

c.1935 Drinking Tea at Happy Valley

1930s Li Yuen Street West

1930s Li Yuen Street West

1930s Hurrying to TST

1930s Hurrying to TST

1930s, The Volunteers

1930s, The Volunteers

c.1935 View of Hong Kong from the harbour

c.1935 View of Hong Kong from the harbour

1936 Typhoon: beached ship

1936 Typhoon: beached ship

c.1935 Des Voeux Road at Central Fire Station

c.1935 Des Voeux Road at Central Fire Station

1937 Dragon dance as part of KGVI coronation celebrations

1937 Dragon dance as part of KGVI coronation celebrations

1937. View from 'H' Block

1937. View from 'H' Block

c.1937 View over Wanchai and the harbour towards Kowloon

c.1937 Des Voeux Road near HSBC

c.1937 Des Voeux Road near HSBC

A Chinese woman sewing on Wyndham Street

A Chinese woman sewing on Wyndham Street

Man carrying baskets on shoulder pole

Man carrying baskets on shoulder pole

Rickshaw pullers waiting for customers

Rickshaw pullers waiting for customers

Men carrying table(?) on pole

Men carrying table(?) on pole

1930s Panorama from Central to Causeway Bay

1930s Panorama from Central to Causeway Bay

c.1930 Tourist magnet

c.1930 Tourist magnet

c.1930 Carrying the bride

c.1930 Carrying the bride

1930s Pottinger Street

1930s Pottinger Street

c.1930 Bayonet practice

c.1930 Bayonet practice

c.1930 Funeral procession along Gap Road

c.1930 Funeral procession along Gap Road

c.1930 Cheung Chau

c.1930 Cheung Chau

A Chinese woman sewing

A Chinese woman sewing

c.1935 Unknown Location

1930s Wellington Street

Woman carrying baskets of coal

Woman carrying baskets of coal

Hawker selling snacks

Hawker selling snacks

Woman carrying large baskets of clay pots from junk

Woman carrying large baskets of clay pots from junk

Baby amah carrying baby in cloth carrier

Baby amah carrying baby in cloth carrier

1940s

1940 Naval wedding

1940 Naval wedding

c.1946 View over HK harbour from May Road

c.1946 View over HK harbour from May Road

c.1949 HMS London moored at Naval dockyard

c.1949 HMS London moored at Naval dockyard

"Hong Kong Mary's Sampan girl"

"Hong Kong Mary's Sampan girl"

c.1940 Quarry Bay

c.1940 Quarry Bay

1950s

1951 View from the Peak over Central to Kowloon

1951 View from the Peak over Central to Kowloon

1951 Ruins on Mount Austin

1951 Ruins on Mount Austin

1952 View down the Peak Tram line and over Central

1952 View down the Peak Tram line and over Central

1952 View over Central to the harbour and Kowloon

1952 View over Central to the harbour and Kowloon

1953 Nathan Road

1953 Nathan Road

c.1953 Shamrock Hotel

c.1953 Shamrock Hotel

1950s Central

1954 Vegetable hawker, Aberdeen

1954 Vegetable hawker, Aberdeen

1954 Side-party

1954 Side-party

1950s View of Central from the harbour

1950s View of Central from the harbour

c.1955 Star Ferry

c.1955 Star Ferry

Central Market

1950s (?) Children's party

1950s (?) Children's party

1950s (?) Children's party

1950s (?) Children's party

c.1955 Sailing junk in harbour off Sheung Wan

c.1955 Sailing junk in harbour off Sheung Wan

c.1955 View of HK from harbour

c.1955 View of HK from harbour

1950s 7-storey resettlement block

1950s 7-storey resettlement block

c.1955 view over Sai Ying Pun

c.1958 view over Sai Ying Pun

1950s Sampans at Shau Kei Wan

1950s Sampans at Shau Kei Wan

1950s Centre Street, Sai Ying Pun

1950s Centre Street, Sai Ying Pun

c.1955 Pokfulam Road

c.1955 Pokfulam Road

1950s View north along Nathan Road

1950s View north along Nathan Road

1950s Cheung Chau

1950s Cheung Chau

1950s "A suburb view in Hong Kong"

1950s "A suburb view in Hong Kong"

1950s YMCA & Peninsula Hotel

1950s YMCA & Peninsula Hotel

1950s Causeway Bay typhoon shelter

1950s Causeway Bay typhoon shelter

c.1950 view across Wanchai

c.1950 view across Wanchai

1950s Sailing Junk

1950s Sailing Junk

c.1950 Argyle St. & Prince Edward Rd.

c.1950 Argyle St. & Prince Edward Rd.

1950s Farmer above Tai Hang

1950s Farmer above Tai Hang

c.1950 Sailing Junk in harbour off Sheung Wan

c.1950 Sailing Junk in harbour off Sheung Wan

1950s Sailing Junk

1950s Sailing Junk

1960s

1970s

Squatter village below Mount Davis

Squatter village below Mount Davis

Another old building meets the wrecking ball

Another old building meets the wrecking ball

Fishermen's children

Fishermen's children