1899 Scenes in British Kowloon

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 21:24

Full page from the Illustrated London News 1899, "Scenes in British Kowloon"

  1. Kowloon City from the coast
  2. Kowloon City showing the old boundary wall that divided British from Chinese Territory.
  3. Gambling house Kowloon.
  4. Stone landing pier at Kowloon bay, showing the entrance to the city (Kowloon). The poles on either side of the entrance are called Mandarin Poles showing that it is the official entrance to a Yamen.

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Date picture taken
3 Jun 1899