Admin Mon, 09/22/2014 - 21:01 prevnextoldernewer Date picture taken 1900s Gallery 1900s Hong Kong Log in or register to post comments Comments think it's German based on the handwriting and I think the 4th line says something "xxx in der mitten" Log in or register to post comments German for me too! The long word in the third line looks a like a slightly flamboyant version of Strassenbahn, followed by Station. Log in or register to post comments Handwriting Translation This is Old German (Suetterlin) handwriting, saying: "Blick vom Club auf den Hafen; weiter unten Drahtseilbahn - Station; direkt in der Mitte Haus mit Türmen unser Office." Translation: "View from club onto the harbour; further down steel cable tram station; directly in the centre house with towers our office." While my translation might not be perfect, it should be fairly accurate. Log in or register to post comments
think it's German based on the handwriting and I think the 4th line says something "xxx in der mitten" Log in or register to post comments
German for me too! The long word in the third line looks a like a slightly flamboyant version of Strassenbahn, followed by Station. Log in or register to post comments
Handwriting Translation This is Old German (Suetterlin) handwriting, saying: "Blick vom Club auf den Hafen; weiter unten Drahtseilbahn - Station; direkt in der Mitte Haus mit Türmen unser Office." Translation: "View from club onto the harbour; further down steel cable tram station; directly in the centre house with towers our office." While my translation might not be perfect, it should be fairly accurate. Log in or register to post comments
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think it's German
based on the handwriting and I think the 4th line says something "xxx in der mitten"
German for me too!
The long word in the third line looks a like a slightly flamboyant version of Strassenbahn, followed by Station.
Handwriting Translation
This is Old German (Suetterlin) handwriting, saying:
"Blick vom Club auf den Hafen; weiter unten Drahtseilbahn - Station; direkt in der Mitte Haus mit Türmen unser Office."
Translation: "View from club onto the harbour; further down steel cable tram station; directly in the centre house with towers our office."
While my translation might not be perfect, it should be fairly accurate.