Comments had been made previously on other threads of the camouflage paint seen in photos of the Peninsula Hotel post WWII. Interesting in the sense that the above photo may well show the new paint job of the hotel and removal of the camouflage paint.
(Edit - As a reference, some of the coloured slides of TST that have been recently posted have an image date of 1953. This photo may have beeen taken prior to the Queen's coronation.)
That is actually a really insightful observation re: camouflage.
The photo below is Andrew Suddaby's contribution tentatively dated to 1953 with the camouflage still clearly visible. So the coronation may have been the impetus to spruce up the exterior.
Camouflage paint removed in 1953. Very likely before the Queen's Coronation.
Mentioned in 1954 Annual General Meeting of Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd., see Far Eastern Economic Review 25 March 1954, Vol 16, Issue 12 here
The whole of the outside of the hotel was re-plastered where necessary and cleaned so far as possible of its camouflage which contained a very high percentage of bitumen.......
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Comments had been made previously on other threads of the camouflage paint seen in photos of the Peninsula Hotel post WWII. Interesting in the sense that the above photo may well show the new paint job of the hotel and removal of the camouflage paint.
(Edit - As a reference, some of the coloured slides of TST that have been recently posted have an image date of 1953. This photo may have beeen taken prior to the Queen's coronation.)
That is actually really
That is actually a really insightful observation re: camouflage.
The photo below is Andrew Suddaby's contribution tentatively dated to 1953 with the camouflage still clearly visible. So the coronation may have been the impetus to spruce up the exterior.
1953 Queen's Coronation
Taken during Coronation Week. One of the few photos I have seen of the Peninsula Hotel without its former camouflage paint.
1954 HK & Shanghai Hotels Ltd., Annual General Meeting
Camouflage paint removed in 1953. Very likely before the Queen's Coronation.
Mentioned in 1954 Annual General Meeting of Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd., see Far Eastern Economic Review 25 March 1954, Vol 16, Issue 12 here
The whole of the outside of the hotel was re-plastered where necessary and cleaned so far as possible of its camouflage which contained a very high percentage of bitumen.......