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Panorama of city looking west from scandal point

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Panorama of city looking west from scandal point

date c1891 with Mid-Levels construction such as Queens Gardens and Union Church

Source: HKUSTds796.h76 h667 1870

Date picture taken
1 Jan 1890 (day, month, and year are approximate)
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1890s Hong Kong
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HSBC Manager's House and Sub-Manager's House - IL 580 [1861-1935]
St. Joseph's Church (2nd generation) [1876-1967]
Government House (1st generation) [1855-1942]
Queen's Gardens (1st Generation) [1889-1937]
Union Church (3rd generation) [1891-c.1944]
St John's Cathedral [1849- ]
Murray Barracks [c.1846-1962]
Murray House - Murray Barracks Officer's Mess [1846-1982]
City Hall (first generation) [1869-1936]
Johnston's House / Heard & Co / Beaconsfield [1843-1916]
HSBC Headquarters Building (2nd generation) [1886-1933]
The Albany [1844-1935]
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