People watching an event in the square by the Chinese YMCA, Hong Kong

Sun, 06/16/2024 - 01:11

Uploaded from "University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China",  reference number: Mi01-036. Uploaded with kind permission by the University of Bristol. From the Dr Eleanor Whitworth Mitchell collection.

Notes on the website:

The sloping road in the background is U Lam Terrace. Rozario Road is behind the railings.

The place (actually below the photo) is Garden Lot 40 [????-????]. The building on the right is the Chinese YMCA Student Hostel [1913-c.1960] |.

Photo date estimated to 1913-1917. A similar photo is here.

Date picture taken
1910s