Photos by author: IDJ

Year Title
1937 Peninsula Hotel airport bus-11 December 1937
Peninsula Hotel airport bus-11 December 1937

1938 A.R.P. exhibition at the Peninsula Hotel
A.R.P. exhibition at the Peninsula Hotel

1938 ASAMA MARU-Taikoo Dockyard Chinese labour dispute-China Mail-17-03-1938
ASAMA MARU-Taikoo Dockyard Chinese labour dispute-China Mail-17-03-1938

1938 Garden Village project-Ping Shan-HK Sunday Herald-1938-04-17
Garden Village project-Ping Shan-HK Sunday Herald-1938-04-17

1938 Peter Potts-Fanling-1938.jpg
Peter Potts-Fanling-1938.jpg

1938 Hutton-Potts-Alec and son Peter
Hutton-Potts-Alec and son Peter

1938 Hutton Potts-Alec-with Fanling Hunt
Hutton Potts-Alec-with Fanling Hunt

1938 Peninsula Hotel-Classical Music under the leadership of Geo. Pio-Ulski
Peninsula Hotel-Classical Music under the leadership of Geo. Pio-Ulski

1938 Penthouses in new block of flats-HK Telegraph
Penthouses in new block of flats-HK Telegraph

1938 Hong Kong to hear launching of the liner QUEEN ELIZABETH
Hong Kong to hear launching of the liner QUEEN ELIZABETH

1938 TAMAR'S LAST VOYAGE-HK Telegraph
TAMAR'S LAST VOYAGE-HK Telegraph

1939 Nathan Road tree lopping-HK Telegraph
Nathan Road tree lopping-HK Telegraph

1939 Kung-fu Panda-attacks pilots-HK Telegraph-02-05-1939
Kung-fu Panda-attacks pilots-HK Telegraph-02-05-1939

1939 Its not the first time Hong Kong has been visited by a contagious disease
Its not the first time Hong Kong has been visited by a contagious disease

1939 Kai Tak-Mme Chiang Kai-shek & sister Mme HH Kung with Airport Superintendent AJR Moss & his wife
Kai Tak-Mme Chiang Kai-shek & sister Mme HH Kung with Airport Superintendent AJR Moss & his wife

1939 TAMAR in color-001.jpg
TAMAR in color-001.jpg

1939 TAMAR in color-002.jpg
TAMAR in color-002.jpg

1939 Kowloon Wharves-HMS EAGLE aircraft carrier berthed-HK Telegraph-05-08-1939
Kowloon Wharves-HMS EAGLE aircraft carrier berthed-HK Telegraph-05-08-1939

1939 Kellett Island yacht club-HK Telegraph-05-08-1939
Kellett Island yacht club-HK Telegraph-05-08-1939

1939 Ah King-Slipway launching 150 ton Junk
Ah King-Slipway launching 150 ton Junk

1939 CE WARREN advert-HKT-30-10-1939
CE WARREN advert-HKT-30-10-1939

1939 Hong Kong-London-18 Days-via Siberia-Thomas Cook Ltd-HK Telegraph-11-05-1939
Hong Kong-London-18 Days-via Siberia-Thomas Cook Ltd-HK Telegraph-11-05-1939

1939 Rare November typhoon's Eye passes directly over Hong Kong.jpg
Rare November typhoon's Eye passes directly over Hong Kong.jpg

1939 C.E. WARREN advert-HKT-30-11-1939
C.E. WARREN advert-HKT-30-11-1939

1939 CHANTECLER Restaurant-Pre-war activities-29-12-1939
CHANTECLER Restaurant-Pre-war activities-29-12-1939

1930s Fairey 111F-coded 81 serial No S1819-crashed San Tin-NT-HK-07-12-1933.jpg
Fairey 111F-coded 81 serial No S1819-crashed San Tin-NT-HK-07-12-1933.jpg

1940 Imperial Airways passenger-Master R. CLEMO
Imperial Airways passenger-Master R. CLEMO

1940 Hong Kong-Lane Crawford-Delicatessen-January 1940
Hong Kong-Lane Crawford-Delicatessen-January 1940

1940 Japanese prepartions for Hong Kong conflict
Japanese prepartions for Hong Kong conflict

1940 C.E. Warren-Well Boring-HK Telegraph-18-03-1940
C.E. Warren-Well Boring-HK Telegraph-18-03-1940

1940 Soong family-251 Repulse Bay-1940-passenger list
Soong family-251 Repulse Bay-1940-passenger list

1940 Skyscraper plan in Kowloon abandoned-HK Telegraph-15-06-1940
Skyscraper plan in Kowloon abandoned-HK Telegraph-15-06-1940

1940 L.R.Neilson airport-1940-Manila
L.R.Neilson airport-1940-Manila

1940 Invasion prediction July 1940-UK newsprint
Invasion prediction July 1940-UK newsprint

1940 It's That Man Again!-Harrison Forman-HK Daily Press-16-08-1940
It's That Man Again!-Harrison Forman-HK Daily Press-16-08-1940

1940 Python captured at Waglan Island-HK Daily Press-20-09-1940
Python captured at Waglan Island-HK Daily Press-20-09-1940

1940 Haw Par Pagoda-concrete construction
Haw Par Pagoda-concrete construction

1940 NEW YACHT CLUB OPENED on KELLET ISLAND-1940
NEW YACHT CLUB OPENED on KELLET ISLAND-1940

1940 Islands in the sun- New layout of traffic islands-HK Daily Press
Islands in the sun- New layout of traffic islands-HK Daily Press

1940 TAI PO ATTACK BY WILDCAT
TAI PO ATTACK BY WILDCAT

1940 Time for Tiffin
Time for Tiffin

1941 Air Raid Tunnels construction undermine Govt. House
Air Raid Tunnels construction undermine Govt. House

1941 Argyle Street camp-interned Chinese Soldiers
Argyle Street camp-interned Chinese Soldiers

1941 Armed blockage running sailing junk-Harrison Forman image
Armed blockage running sailing junk-Harrison Forman image

1941 Armed blockage running sailing junk-Harrison Forman image
Armed blockage running sailing junk-Harrison Forman image

1941 War poster-1941
War poster-1941

1941 Sampan Annie-August 1941
Sampan Annie-August 1941

1941 Model aircraft flying display-10,000 spectators-SCMP-18 August 1941
Model aircraft flying display-10,000 spectators-SCMP-18 August 1941

1941 Hong Kong-Harrison Forman speaks to the nation-HK Daily Press-19-08-1941
Hong Kong-Harrison Forman speaks to the nation-HK Daily Press-19-08-1941

1941 Carol Bateman-HK Telegraph-27-09-1941
Carol Bateman-HK Telegraph-27-09-1941

1941 Pan American-CNAC group sheltering
Pan American-CNAC group sheltering

1941 Madame Kung's flight from Hong Kong-December 1941
Madame Kung's flight from Hong Kong-December 1941

1941 Stubbs Road near Magazine Gap 1941
Stubbs Road near Magazine Gap 1941

1942 Illustrated London News-bombing of Hong Kong
Illustrated London News-bombing of Hong Kong

1942 Kai-Tak-&-Kam-Tin-aerodromes-1942
Kai-Tak-&-Kam-Tin-aerodromes-1942

1943 KWANTI & KAM TIN landing grounds-presumably based on BAAG reports-May 1943
KWANTI & KAM TIN landing grounds-presumably based on BAAG reports-May 1943

1943 GRIPSHOLM-repatration ship
GRIPSHOLM-repatration ship

1943 American air strike on harbour shipping-16 November 1943
American air strike on harbour shipping-16 November 1943

1944 Kai Tak airfield under Japanese control
Kai Tak airfield under Japanese control

1945 A.R.P. tunnel's man escapes from Hong Kong
A.R.P. tunnel's man escapes from Hong Kong

1945 Kowloon Wharves exit gate-railway tracks in place-POWs exiting
Kowloon Wharves exit gate-railway tracks in place-POWs exiting

1945 Holt's Wharf-liberation aircraft carrier moored-1945
Holt's Wharf-liberation aircraft carrier moored-1945

1945 HMS STRIKER being tied up at Holt's Wharf
HMS STRIKER being tied up at Holt's Wharf

1945 Repatriation Notice No 7-to Australia via HMS Striker-September 1945
Repatriation Notice No 7-to Australia via HMS Striker-September 1945

1945 Young witnesses to war
Young witnesses to war

1945 KCR-1945-29 Sept-first-train-after liberation
KCR-1945-29 Sept-first-train-after liberation

1945 Kai Tak wartime Japanese control tower location-1945
Kai Tak wartime Japanese control tower location-1945

1945 Japanese built structure-possibly a control tower-operations blockhouse
Japanese  built structure-possibly a control tower-operations blockhouse

1945 Dudman W.F.-1945
Dudman W.F.-1945

1945 THE ARLINGTON HOTEL-Hub of the universe!-China Mail-05-12-1945
THE ARLINGTON HOTEL-Hub of the universe!-China Mail-05-12-1945

1946 Kai Tak-HMS Nabcatcher uses Japanese operations building
Kai Tak-HMS Nabcatcher uses Japanese operations building

1946 HSBC's SEA LIONS-Myths & Legends
HSBC's SEA LIONS-Myths & Legends

1946 Tai Mo Shan-RAF Station in the clouds
Tai Mo Shan-RAF Station in the clouds

1946 Hong Kong -street scene
Hong Kong -street scene

1946 RAF Dakota crash -West Lantau Peak
RAF Dakota crash -West Lantau Peak

1946 Flight Lieutenant H.B. (Dolly) Gray G.C., A.F. M. ,R.A.F.
Flight Lieutenant H.B. (Dolly) Gray G.C., A.F. M. ,R.A.F.

1946 Entertaining the Troops in 1946
Entertaining the Troops in 1946

1946 RAF Marine Craft Section-Kai Tak-headquarters-1946
RAF Marine Craft Section-Kai Tak-headquarters-1946

1946 RAF Marine Craft-No 72-on slipway-1946
RAF Marine Craft-No 72-on slipway-1946

1946 Spraying Hong Kong with DDT
Spraying Hong Kong with DDT

1946 RAF Marine Craft-No 1359-on slipway-1946
RAF Marine Craft-No 1359-on slipway-1946

1946 RAF Marine Craft-No 1359-on slipway-1946
RAF Marine Craft-No 1359-on slipway-1946

1946 Temporary buildings in Statue Square-June 1946
Temporary buildings in Statue Square-June 1946

1946 RAF Marine Craft-No 1359-1946
RAF Marine Craft-No 1359-1946

1946 Temporary buildings in Statue Square-June 1946-Air Services huts in foreground
Temporary buildings in Statue Square-June 1946-Air Services huts in foreground

1946 RAF Marine Craft-No 1536-on slipway-1946
RAF Marine Craft-No 1536-on slipway-1946

1946 Government 'huts'-Statue Square-1946
Government 'huts'-Statue Square-1946

1946 Airport coach pre-war survivor used by Japanese
Airport coach pre-war survivor used by Japanese

1946 Chick's Bridge
Chick's Bridge

1947 Japanese War Memorial-the sword
Japanese War Memorial-the sword

1947 Return the YMCA back to its owners-HK Sunday Herald-2 March 1947
Return the YMCA back to its owners-HK Sunday Herald-2 March 1947

1947 Names from the past-Red Lion Inn & Jack Conder-China Mail-16-04-1947
Names from the past-Red Lion Inn & Jack Conder-China Mail-16-04-1947

1947 Lyall Scott Glendinning-Missing-China Mail front page-02-05-1947
Lyall Scott Glendinning-Missing-China Mail front page-02-05-1947

1947 Casualty of War-China Mail-05-07-1947
Casualty of War-China Mail-05-07-1947

1947 Dangerous Days-China Mail
Dangerous Days-China Mail

1947 Kowloon-Roads renamed
Kowloon-Roads renamed

1947 Hong Kong-Kowloon-East TST & Chatham Road
Hong Kong-Kowloon-East TST & Chatham Road

1947 Kai Tak-north-east mound
Kai Tak-north-east mound

1947 MAN KIM or KIN-HKYF vehicle ferry
MAN KIM or KIN-HKYF vehicle ferry

1947 HUA NAN MOTORS
HUA NAN MOTORS