Jacob Blaauw KOOTER [1903-1949]

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Names
Given
Jacob Blaauw
Family
Kooter
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
(Day & Month are approximate.)
Died
Date
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He took many photos of Hong Kong in the 1930s. The full collection is available online at https://marcus.uib.no/instance/collection/ubb-jbk, and several have been uploaded to Gwulo, see: https://gwulo.com/photos-by-author/22957

He appears in the Hong Kong Jurors Lists from 1931-35 and 1938-40. 

1931-2:

c Kooter Jacob Blaauw Staff Wallem & Co.     10 Hart Avenue

1933:

c Kooter Jacob Blaauw Staff John Manners & Co., Ld.   On premises

1934-5:

c   Kooter Jacob Blaauw Staff John Manners & Co., Ld.     10 Hart Avenue

1938:

c   Kooter Jacob Blauw Merchant John Manners & Co., Ld.   On premises

1939-40:

c   Kooter Jacob Blauw Merchant John Manners & Co., Ld. 4 Luna Building

The lists show he lived at 10 Hart Avenue ('Eastern House') for several years. He took this photo of it:

Eastern House, 10 Hart Avenue, by helenwan