Photos by author: Charles in Shanghai

Year Title
1873 Hotz collection: Hong Kong, Chinese Exhibition, 1873
1870s Hotz collection: Hong Kong Guangzhou Merchants & Compradore, ca. 1870
1870s Hotz collection: Hong Kong, Central Praya, ca. mid 1870s
1870s Hotz collection: Guangzhou, Kin-Shan ca. 1870
1870s Hotz collection: Mandarin's Wife, by Lai Fong, ca. 1870
1870s Hotz collection: Hong Kong, Pokfulam Water Reservoir, ca. 1870
1870s Postcard Hong Kong; Chinese Barber in the Street; No. 644 Itinerant Barbers.
1870s Hotz collection: Fortune Telling, ca. 1870
1870s Hotz collection: Hong Kong, Central Praya, ca. 1870
1870s Hotz collection: Two Young Hong Kong women, ca. 1870
1870s 1870s Praya at Pedder Street
1870s Praya at Pedder Street

1870s Hotz collection: Hong Kong young woman (Tanka?), ca. 1870
1870s Hotz collection: Hong Kong, Victoria Hills and Causeway Bay, ca. 1870
1870s Hotz collection: Hong Kong Happy Valley Race Course, ca. 1870
1870s Hotz collection: Hong Kong Opium Merchant, by Lai Afong, ca. 1870
1870s Hotz collection: Hong Kong Public Gardens, ca. 1870
1880s Hotz collection: Hong Kong, Town of Victoria, ca. 1870
1895 Portrait Willem Kien, Dresden ca. 1895, photo studio Hahn's
1896 Holland China Syndikaat, founding document, 1896, p. 1/3
1896 Holland China Syndikaat, founding document, 1896, p. 3/3
1896 Holland China Syndikaat, founding document, 1896, p. 2/3
1898 Portrait F.B. s'Jacob, Shanghai ca. 1898, by Ying Cheong
1899 Holland-China Syndikaat: 1899 trade mark registration
1899 Holland-China Syndikaat: 1899 trade mark registration
1899 Holland-China Syndikaat: 1899 trade mark registration
1899 Hotz s'Jacob & Co trade registration, Hong Kong Government Gazette, 1899, The Snake Brand
1900 Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - flower and butterfly
1900 Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - Nine Chinese Lady Musicians sitting under a tree
1900 Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration- man, woman and stork
1900 Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - dancing man holding a coin
1900 Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - two ladies from Hunan
1900 Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - two men fishing
1900 Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - flowers and fruit
1900 Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - traditional archery
1900 Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - woman, man, horse
1901 Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - Chinese woman and child
1903 Official deed Holland-China Trading Company installing W. Kien as representative, 1903
1903 Official deed Holland-China Trading Company installing W. Kien as representative, 1903
1903 Holland-China Trading Company: 1903 founding document
1903 Holland-China Trading Company: 1903 trade mark registration
1903 Portrait Philip Harding Klimanek, Vienna, ca. 1903
1904 Holland-China Trading Company: 1904 trade mark registration
1905 Postcard Hong Kong - Hong Kong View from the Cricket Ground, 1905
1907 View of Hong Kong harbour, ca. 1907
1908 portrait of Hong Kong comprador Tong Lai Chuen, Holland-China Trading Company, ca. 1908
1909 Tennis Match, Braeside Hong Kong, 1909
1909 "Fancy a cuppa?", 1909 picnic outside Hong Kong
1900s Hong Kong, street view, ca. 1900
1900s Hong Kong, group of young men relaxing, ca. 1900
1913 Philip Harding Klimanek and his mixed double tennis partner, Shanghai, ca. 1913
1915 Tennis tournament against Japanese, Qingdao, 1915
1917 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong Government Gazette trade registration, 1917
1917 Macau, 1917, The Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, Limited.
1918 Holland-China Trading Company: portrait of unknown Hong Kong employee in samples room, 1918
1918 Holland-China Trading Company: Guangzhou (Canton) office, 1918
1918 Holland-China Trading Company Hong Kong office, 16 Des Voeux Road Central, 1918
1918 Portrait Holland-China Trading Company staff, Hong Kong office, 1918
1918 Holland-China Trading Company: portrait P. Stuyfbergen, manager Guangzhou office, 1918
1918 Holland-China Trading Company: portrait Van Andel, Hong Kong office, 1918
1918 Holland China Trading Company: Hong Kong office product department, 1918
1918 Holland-China Trading Company: portrait Van den Poll at Guangzhou office, 1918
1918 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong office, consignment department, 1918
1918 Holland-China Trading Company: portrait Hong Kong Textile Department Staff, 1918
1918 Holland China Trading Company: Hong Kong office samples room, 1918
1918 Holland China Trading Company: Hong Kong compradores office, 1918
1919 Dutch community in Hong Kong, 1919
1910s Postcard Hong Kong; Greetings from Hongkong Chinese Fortune Teller
1910s Philip Harding Klimanek visiting a friend with a race horse, Shanghai, ca. 1910
1910s Postcards Hong Kong wrapper, ca. 1910, M. Sternberg, No 51, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong
1910s Postcards Hong Kong wrapper postcards by M. Sternberg
1910s A group of Chinese men having a break, Hong Kong, ca. 1910
1910s Postcard Hong Kong; Hongkong. Residences about Midway between the Peak and the City.
1910s Postcard Hong Kong; Chinese Wedding Procession. Hongkong
1910s Postcard Hong Kong; Mahomedam Mosque of Kowloon
1910s Outside barber shop, ca 1910 Hong Kong
1910s Postcard Hong Kong; Happy Valley during a Race Meeting. Hongkong.
1910s Cricket Group, ca. 1910 Hong Kong
1910s Hunting group, Shanghai, ca. 1910
1910s Hong Kong, Braeside & British Military Hospital, ca. 1910
1910s Bridge over Suzhou canal, ca. 1910
1910s Bridge over Suzhou canal, ca. 1910
1910s Chinese craftsman with a group of young spectators, ca. 1910
1910s Postcards Hong Kong wrapper; map of Hong Kong
1910s Postcard Hong Kong; Stone steps of Pottinger Street; Chinese Junk carrying cargo near Kowloon, Hongkong.
1920 Chinese order of the Golden Rice Blade, issued to Willem Kien, 1920
1920 Chinese order of the Golden Rice Blade, issued to Willem Kien, 1920
1921 Office staff Holland-China Trading Company, Shanghai 1921
1921 Portrait Willem Kien, ca. 1921, Shanghai
1922 Wedding in Shanghai, Philip Harding Klimanek and Zoia Serjevna Kojevnikova, 1922
1925 Netherlands Harbour Works Co.: Construction of quaywall at Hong Kong, ca. 1925
1925 Netherlands Harbour Works Co.: Jetty and Cranes at Hong Kong, ca. 1925
1925 Hong Kong 1920s, Victoria harbour
1925 Netherlands Harbour Works Co.: Blockyard at Hong Kong, ca. 1925
1926 Holland China Trading Company (HCHC) in Hong Kong, 1926
1920s Holland-China Trading Company: Hankou office, ca. 1920
1931 Philip and Reginald Harding Klimanek in Shanghai, ca. 1931
1932 Reginald & Sylvia Harding Klimanek in a dug out during 1932 Japanese attack of Shanghai
1932 Harding Klimanek family portrait, Shanghai, ca. 1932
1933 A Day at the Races
1933 Philip and Sylvia Harding Klimanek in Jessfield Park, Shanghai, ca. 1933
1933 A Day at the Races
1933 Philip Harding Klimanek and his son Reginald riding horses, Shanghai, ca. 1933
1933 Zoia and Reginald Harding Klimanek in Japan, ca. 1933
1933 Zoia Harding Klimanek in Japan, ca. 1933
1933 A Day at the Races
1934 Leaving Shanghai: portrait of Sylvia Klimanek and the captain of s.s. Zuiderkerk, 1934
1934 You keep me hangin' on
1934 Klimanek family visits Kien family in The Hague, 1934
1935 Philip Harding Klimanek - Entertainment aboard a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean, 1935
1935 Postcard Hong Kong - The Peak, H.K. sent 20 Jan 1936, "The Mount" and "Modreenagh" buildings
1936 Wesselingh family archives: wedding photo Jan and Mieke Wesselingh, The Netherlands, 1936
1937 Java-China-Japan Line m.s. Tjisadane Passenger list 19 May 1937 Jakarta-Shanghai via Hong Kong, Xiamen
1937 Java-China-Japan Line m.s. Tjisadane Passenger list 19 May 1937 Jakarta-Shanghai via Hong Kong, Xiamen
1937 Passengers Java-China-Japan Line m.s. Tjisadane Jakarta-Shanghai via Hong Kong, Xiamen, 1937
1937 View from Java-China-Japan Line m.s. Tjisadane arrving in Hong Kong, May 1937
1937 Commemorative bronze plaque evacuation Dutch citizens, Shanghai-Hong Kong, by S.S. Tasman, 1937
1937 Dutch volunteers, Le Cercle Sportif Français, Shanghai, 1937
1937 Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, 1937
1937 Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, 1937
1937 Dutch volunteers, Le Cercle Sportif Français, Shanghai, 1937
1937 Wesselingh family archives: figurines showing Eight immortal fairies (Pat Sin Leng), ca 1937
1938 Philip Harding Klimanek at Holland-China Trading Company, Shanghai, 1938
1938 Wesselingh family archives: Huangpu District, Guangzhou, 1938
1938 Wesselingh family archives: Xiamen (Amoy) bronze bowl, found 1938
1938 Wesselingh family archives: Xiamen (Amoy) bronze bowl, found 1938
1938 Wesselingh family archives: Xiamen (Amoy) bronze bowl, found 1938
1939 Charles in Shanghai cover
1930s Photo wrapper 1930s China voyage Hong Kong, Chefoo (?), Aden (?)
1930s Jardim de Lou Lim Ioc in Macau
1930s Postcard Chinese Wedding Procession, 1930s
1930s Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry terminal, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ca. 1930
1930s Hong Kong - Macau steamliner Kin Shan (1903-41) in Hong Kong
1930s De Jongh family residence, 2 Chatham Road, Hong Kong; Kowloon Signal Hill, 1930
1930s 1930s Hong Kong photo wrapper, by Modern Photo Supplies Co.
1930s Hong Kong 1930s, view over the harbour from Kowloon
1930s View from De Jongh family residence, 2 Chatham Road, Hong Kong, 1930
1930s 1930s Hong Kong photo wrapper, by Modern Photo Supplies Co.
1930s Junks at Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong, 1930s
1930s Yunding temple, Xiamen Island (Amoy), ca. 1930
1930s Hong Kong 1930s, Victoria harbour
1930s Wong Nai Chung Gap, View on Wan Chai, Hong Kong, 1930
1930s Junk, Hong Kong 1930s
1930s Hong Kong 1930s, Zoological & Botanical Garden
1930s Hong Kong 1930s, funeral procession, vehicle registration 2748
1930s Hong Kong 1930s, Repulse Bay Hotel and Beach
1930s Junks near Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island, 1930s
1930s Natural rock temple, Hangzhou, 1930s
1930s Hilltop kiosk or pavilion, Hong Kong, 1930s
1930s Hong Kong 1930s
1930s Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong, 1930s
1943 Portrait Karel Baggerman ca 1943
1947 Postcard Hong Kong: Views from the Peak, ca. 1947
1948 Philip Harding Klimanek: 1948 portrait
1948 Holland-China Trading Company: portrait of Shanghai comprador Tsao Lan Chue, ca. 1948
1948 Holland-China Trading Company colleagues, Hong Kong, ca. 1948
1950 Phil Beekmeijer on 'big leave' after ten years abroad; arriving at Schiphol in 1950, with DC-4 by Braathens SAFE (N-HAT)
1950 Holland-China Trading Company (HCTC), Hong Kong, 1950, retirement H. Schreuder
1950 Portrait Phil Beekmeijer, Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), Hong Kong 1950
1950 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950
1950 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950
1950 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950
1950 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950
1950 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950
1950 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950
1950 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950
1950 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950
1950 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong warehouse, North Point, 1950
1951 Bronze Cross Karel Baggerman
1951 Phil & Ans Beekmeijer waving off friends going on 'big leave', Hong Kong 1951
1951 Holland-China Trading Company (HCTC), Hong Kong 1951
1951 Portrait Lily & Johnny Lafleur, ca. 1951
1951 Postcard Hong Kong: view from Peak mid levels, ca. 1951
1952 Holland China Trading Company: Hong Kong office party Huisingh anniversary, 1952
1953 Wesselingh family archive: dredger "Portugal" in Hong Kong, Causeway Bay Reclamation, 1953
1953 Boele family archives: Hong Kong, dredger and Lei Yue Mun Pass, 1953
1953 Boele family archives: Hong Kong, family portrait near Lei Yue Mun Pass, 1953
1956 Hong Kong, Holland-China Trading Company, VW T1 delivery van at Gloucester Road (prev. Wanchai Praya), ca. 1956
1956 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong, Johnston Road, Central Wanchai, VW T1 delivery van, ca. 1956 (original print)
1956 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong mother / entrepreneur and HCHC representative, ca. 1956
1956 Holland-China Trading Company: VW T1 delivery van at street market, Hong Kong, ca. 1956
1956 Hong Kong, Holland-China Trading Company, VW T1 delivery van at Gloucester Road (prev. Wanchai Praya), ca. 1956
1956 Hong Kong, Holland-China Trading Company, VW T1 delivery van at Gloucester Road (prev. Wanchai Praya), ca. 1956
1956 Holland-China Trading Company: VW T1 delivery van at street market, Hong Kong, ca. 1956
1956 Holland-China Trading Company: portrait of porter and VW T1 delivery van, Hong Kong, ca. 1956
1956 Holland-China Trading Company: negative from reportage VW T1, ca. 1956
1956 Holland-China Trading Company: negative from reportage VW T1, ca. 1956
1956 Holland-China Trading Company: Hong Kong, Johnston Road, Central Wanchai, VW T1 delivery van, ca. 1956 (digitally processed negative)
1957 Holland-China Trading Company: Alexandra House, Hong Kong, 1957
1957 Tea room Rocamadour, Rickmansworth, 1957
1957 Tea room Rocamadour, Rickmansworth, 1957
1950s Postcard Hong Kong: Pottinger Street, ca. 1947
1950s Holland-China Trading Company dinner, Hong Kong 1950
1950s Holland-China Trading Company: Photo Wrapper Long Hing & Co., Hong Kong, 1950s
1950s Philip Harding Klimanek: 1950 retirement Holland-China Trading Company, Hong Kong
1950s Holland-China Trading Company: Photo Wrapper Long Hing & Co., Hong Kong, 1950s
1950s Farewell dinner Klimanek, Hong Kong, 1950
1960 Holland-China Trading Company: 1960 stamp Photostat, Hong Kong Photocopy Service
1968 Journey to Arendal, Irish Independent, 1968
1960s Philip Harding Klimanek in the United Kingdom, ca. 1960
1971 Boele family archives: Hong Kong, Kai Tak Airport, 1971
1975 business card Karel Baggerman, Holland Engineering & Trading Co Ltd, Hong Kong
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