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Photos by author: John Thomson

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1868 c.1868 View up Cochrane Street
c.1868 View up Cochrane Street

1868 Shop of Wah Loong and Cumwo
Shop of Wah Loong and Cumwo

c.1868 John Thomson c.1868
john tompson 1868

c.1868 somewhere in midlevels 1868
somewhere in midlevels 1868

1869 John Thomson Central Praya 1869 Restored and Colourized.jpg
John Thomson Central Praya 1869 Restored and Colourized.jpg

1869 Queen's Road Central looking west 1869
Queen's Road Central looking west 1869

1869 Queen's Road in Central
Queen's Road in Central

1869 Triumphal Arch at Peddar's Wharf 1869
Triumphal Arch at Peddar's Wharf 1869

1869 1869: Triumphal arch, Pedder's Wharf
1869: Triumphal arch, Pedder's Wharf

1869 pedders wharf entrance to pedder street 1869 color restored
pedders wharf entrance to pedder street 1869 color restored

1869 Queen's Road Central looking east 1869
Queen's Road Central looking east1869

1869 HMS Galathea plus three hulks 1869
HMS Galathea plus three receiving ships 1869

1869 Hong Kong Harbour 1869
Hong Kong Harbour 1869

1869 Pedder's Wharf first and second generation
Pedder's Wharf first and second generation

1869 Grand Stand 1869
Grand Stand 1869

c.1869 Pedder's Wharf by John Thomson
Pedder's Wharf by John Thomson

c.1869 "Hong Kong [?]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869."
"Hong Kong [?]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869."

c.1869 midlevel 1869
midlevel 1869

1870 杏花樓 1870-2
杏花樓 1870-2

c.1870 Joss House, East Point, Hong Kong
Joss House, East Point, Hong Kong

c.1870 HMS Princess Charlotte c. 1870
HMS Princess Charlotte c. 1870

c.1870 City of Kowloon opposite Hongkong c.1870
kowloon city 1870

c.1870 Teahouse likely on Queen Road Central & Morrison Street
unknown l0055661 teahouse possibly on qrc c1870 jot well

c.1870 Hong Kong The Praya Pedder Street
Hong Kong The Praya Pedder Street

1872 Quiz of the Week, where did John Thomson take this photo?
Quiz of the Week, where did John Thomson take this photo?

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