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Photos by author: The National Archives UK

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1842 1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony
1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony

1845 1845 Map
1845 Map

1869 Duke of Edinburgh at Pedder's Wharf


1869 Queen's Road prepared for illumination 1869
 Queen's Road prepared for illumination.

1874 1874 typhoon - SS Alaska


1874 St. Joseph Chapel 1874


1874 The Aberdeen Dock, destroyed by typhoon 22 Sep /74


1879 Kowloon ca. 1879


1887 Sir Arthur Kennedy's Statue
Sir Arthur Kennedy's Statue

1889 Effects of Storm on side of the Peak, Hong Kong [No. 1]
Effects of Storm on side of the Peak, Hong Kong

1889 Neighbourhood of Murray Barracks after the flood [No. 3]
Neighbourhood of Murray Barracks after the flood

1889 After the storm (Pedder Street) [No. 4]
After the storm (Pedder Street)

1889 Glenealy Ravine, After the storm [No. 5]
 Glenealy Ravine, After the storm

1889 Pedder street, Looking towards Wharf. [No. 6]
Pedder street, Looking towards Wharf.

1889 After the storm (Wyndham Street) [No. 7]
After the storm (Wyndham Street) [No. 7]

1889 Kowloon East Bty 1889.JPG
Kowloon East Bty 1889.JPG

1889 Glenealy Ravine, Before the storm [No. 5A]
Glenealy Ravine, Before the storm [No. 5A]

c.1889 Pedder's Wharf, Before the storm. [No. 4A]
Pedder's Wharf, Before the storm.

1880s Praya Central around 1880


1880s Before the Peak Tram
Before the Peak Tram

1894 Kowloon East Bty 1894.JPG
Kowloon East Bty 1894.JPG

1894 City Of Victoria Hong Kong. Slaughter Houses & Pig & Sheep Depôts 1894. General View.


1894 Mountain Lodge 1st Generation
Mountain Lodge 1st Generation

1895 Central Market (from Queen's Road) 1895


1895 Central Market (from Praya) 1895


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