Gallery: 1930s Hong Kong

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Gallery:

Title	Year
1937 Queen's Road Central (China Emporium)	1937
C.E. Warren advert	1932
China Emporium build date	1932
1935 Annual Fire Drill Display	1935
1935 Annual Fire Drill Display	1935
1935 Annual Fire Drill Display	1935
1930s Happy Valley Racecourse Grandstand	1935
St Margaret's Church	1935
Back of photo	1935
Food container	1935
View of the City c.1935	1935
1930 Queen's Gardens Close -up View	1930s
HSBC 1937	1937
Central Waterfront 1935-37	1935
Detail of King George V Silver Jubilee Procession	1935
1935 KGV Silver Jubilee Procesion	1935
1930s QRC looking towards Central Market	1930s
1937 Junction of QRC and Cochrane St	1937
1935 Silver Jubilee Chinese Triumphal Arch (Pailau)	1935
Folder for card	1930s
1930s Movie poster	1935
Does anyone recognise this building?	1936
Back of card	1930s
1930s St Joseph's Mansion	1930s
German Club 1931	1931
1930s Catholic Cathedral	1930s
1937 Demolition of Queen's Gardens	1937
HK Telegraph 2 June 1937 - Demolition of Queen's Gardens	1937
Sedan Chairs, The Peak, 1938	1938
1930s Mid-Levels	1930s
1930s Prince's and Queen's Buildings	1936
MacDonnell Road - and the Bridge over the Nullah	1930s
New Commercial Press factory opens	1934
c.1935 Mid-levels	1935
1933 Jimmy's Kitchen Advertisement	1933
1930s Mid-Levels Looking East	1930s
1930s Cable Car Over Queensway	1930s
Robert Ho Tung House, Hong Kong	1930s
1930s Airlie Hotel	1936
Studebaker Pierce Arrow advert	1930
Far East Motors advert-1938	1938
Wallace Harper advert-1938	1938
It's cold, time to buy some coal-1935	1935
Coal Eggs	1930
Field Cottage-Kai Tak-1930	1930
1930s Kai Tak hangar fire	1930s
RAF Officer's Mess 1936	1936
1930s Harbour View Hotel	1937
RAF Officer's Mess 1935	1935
Detail from page 42	1939
c.1930, 14 Conduit Road	1930s
1930s Des Voeux Road Central at junction with Pedder Street	1937
1935 New BEA building completed	1935
Happy Kid Baby Water	1935
1938 'The Fanlingerer'	1938
1938 Nagasaki Joe Restaurant	1938
1930s Cheung Chau	1930s
Vehicle Ferry-The first	1933
Swastika Kai Tak	1939
1930s Hong Kong Hotel	1930s
1930s Des Voeux Rd Central near Central Fire Station	1935
1930s Government House Front Gate	1935
1930s May Road	1930s
1930s Utility Box	1935
1930s Kowloon Naval Yard	1930s
1930s Queensway and Queen's Road East	1930s
1930s Claremont Hotel	1930
Mid Levels 1935	1935
Chatham Road reclamation-Tsim Sha Tsui central area 1935	1935
HSBC Mosaic ceiling	1960s
1930s Queen's Road Central (eastern end)	1934
1930s Nathan Road	1930s
1930s HSBC	1937
A King & Co	1937
1930s Ventris Road Government Quarters	1935
1930s Cable Car over Queensway	1930s
1930s Cable Car over Queensway	1930s
HSBC banking hall mosaic	1981
HSBC banking hall mosaic	1981
Peak Mansions - Man Leaps to Death	1939
HSBC Mosaic-4	1960s
HSBC Mosaic-5	1960s
HSBC Mosaic-6	1960s
1930s Cox's Path	1930s
HSBC Mosaic-1	1960s
HSBC Mosaic-2	1930s
HSBC Mosaic-3	1960s
Central District 1935	1935
Kowloon Wharves 1935	1935
Shaukiwan 1935	1935
Admiralty House 1935	1934
Chatham Road reclamation	1935
1930s Shaukiwan Road (Wall Postbox)	1935
1930s Queen's Rd Central & Wellington St (Oval Postbox)	1935
1930s HSBC	1937
1930s HMS Tamar - Receiving Ship	1933
1937 HSBC - Coronation of King George VI	1937
1930s Trams	1935
1933 The Towers to Let Advert?	1933
1930s May Road Garages	1932

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