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Photos by author: simtang

Year Title
1935 1935 hunghom map.png
1935 hunghom map.png

1936 1936 gloucester-steward.png
1936 gloucester-steward.png

1937 1937-07-18 nethersol rebuilt.png
1937-07-18 nethersol rebuilt.png

1930s ma_tau_kok_1930s.png
ma_tau_kok_1930s.png

1930s 1930s wanchai air view.png
1930s wanchai air view.png

1930s 1930s kun yam temple.jpg
1930s kun yam temple.jpg

1930s 1930s wanchai circus ground.png
1930s wanchai circus ground.png

1930s tai ping theater 1930.png
tai ping theater 1930.png

1930s Model of the Tai Ping Theatre, 1930s. An exhibit at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Scale 1 to 50.jpg
Model of the Tai Ping Theatre, 1930s. An exhibit at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Scale 1 to 50.jpg

1947 1947-7-31 卜內門倉庫改建民房.png
1947-7-31 卜內門倉庫改建民房.png

1949 1949-08-01 new police station to be built on chathom rd.png
1949-08-01 new police station to be built on chathom rd.png

1949 chatham rd 1949.png
chatham rd 1949.png

1949 1949 hunghom air view showing a temple.png
1949 hunghom air view showing a temple.png

1949 1949 hunghom air view showing a temple.png
1949 hunghom air view showing a temple.png

1949 1949 hunghom air view 2.png
1949 hunghom air view 2.png

1949 wanchai yau ma ti pier 50s.jpg
wanchai yau ma ti pier 50s.jpg

1949 1949 aereal view of hunghom.jpg
1949 aereal view of hunghom.jpg

1940s 1940 fire 廣生行 .png
1940 fire 廣生行 .png

1950 1950-06-24 building gascoigne church.png
1950-06-24 building gascoigne church.png

1951 1951 methodist primary school.jpg
1951 methodist primary school.jpg

1951 1951 tst kowloon post office
1951 tst kowloon post office

1951 1951 3 27 kun yam birthday 1
1951 3 27 kun yam birthday 1

1952 1952_po_hing_theater.jpg
1952_po_hing_theater.jpg

1953 1953_s_stadium_2.png
1953_s_stadium_2.png

1953 1953_s_stadium_3.png
1953_s_stadium_3.png

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