man carried in sedan, downtown Hong Kong - 1941

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 03:38

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The Wai Kee Jewelry store in the background was famous for Jade Jewelry and artwork and was located a No. 1 Gilman Street in Hong Kong.

 

Source of photograph: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Library Digital Collections: Harrison Forman Collection, collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/search/searchterm/hong%20...(china)!forman/field/subjec!all/mode/exact!all/conn/and!and/order/title/ad/asc

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Date picture taken
1941

Comments

The photo was taken on Queen's Road Central at the junction with Pedder and Wyndham Streets. The Wai Kee Jade Store would have been in the Hong Kong Hotel on Queen's Road Central.