Gallery: 1930s Hong Kong

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

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
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
Gloucester Building - Prominent in Central Hong Kong -1932
Gloucester Building - Prominent in Central Hong Kong -1932

1932
Gloucester Building Clock Tower - 1932
Gloucester Building Clock Tower - 1932

1932
Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong, 1930s


1930s
Hong Kong Telephone Company's Exhibit at the British Empire Fair in 1933
Hong Kong Telephone Company's Exhibit at the British Empire Fair in 1933

1933
Kowloon Telephone Exchange Building
Kowloon Telephone Exchange Building

1930s
Hong Kong 1930s


1930s
Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, 1937


1937
Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, 1937


1937
Map Showing First Far- Eastern Air Routes to Hong Kong
Map Showing First Far- Eastern Air Routes to Hong Kong

1936
Hongkong-Penang Route Time Table with London Connections - 1936
Hongkong-Penang Route Time Table  with London Connections - 1936

1936
Royal Mail Aircraft "Dorado" in the Hangar at Kai Tak Airport March 1936
Royal Mail Aircraft  "Dorado" in the Hangar at Kai Tak Airport March 1936

1936
The flight crew of Imperial Airways aircraft "Dorado" with the Governor
The flight crew of Imperial Airways aircraft "Dorado" with the Governor

1936
Imperial Airways Air-Mail service
Imperial Airways Air-Mail service

1936
Non-Airmail Post via Trans-Siberian Railway
Non-Airmail Post via Trans-Siberian Railway

1930s
First Airmail Trial Flight via Saigon and Marseilles 1932
First Airmail Trial Flight via Saigon and Marseilles 1932

1932
First Through Flight Hong Kong-London 1936
First Through Flight Hong Kong-London 1936

1936
A Chinese woman sewing on Wyndham Street
A Chinese woman sewing on Wyndham Street

1938
Back of postcard
Back of postcard

1930s
Broken window
Broken window

1930s
Currimbhoy & Co. sign
Currimbhoy & Co. sign

1930s
Fire Hydrant sign
Fire Hydrant sign

1930s
H A Jooma Jusab sign
H A Jooma Jusab sign

1930s
Woman sewing
Woman sewing

1930s
A Chinese woman sewing
A Chinese woman sewing

1930s
Kowloon Wharves & KCR -railway goods access to piers
Kowloon Wharves & KCR -railway goods access to piers

1935
1930s Shek Tong Tsui
1930s Shek Tong Tsui

1935
Sookunpoo origins-Not just a swamp
Sookunpoo origins-Not just a swamp

1936
Amusement parks-recalled
Amusement parks-recalled

1936
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BC7FB7A4-D935-4C70-95FD-BCB3194BECFA.jpeg

1930s
View from Java-China-Japan Line m.s. Tjisadane arrving in Hong Kong, May 1937


1937
Passengers Java-China-Japan Line m.s. Tjisadane Jakarta-Shanghai via Hong Kong, Xiamen, 1937


1937
Java-China-Japan Line m.s. Tjisadane Passenger list 19 May 1937 Jakarta-Shanghai via Hong Kong, Xiamen


1937
Java-China-Japan Line m.s. Tjisadane Passenger list 19 May 1937 Jakarta-Shanghai via Hong Kong, Xiamen


1937
1930s Sham Shui Po from Tai Po Road
1930s Sham Shui Po from Tai Po Road

1935
Kowloon Wharves, 1933 visit S.S. Lurline


1933
First Through Train from Hankow (Wuhan) to Canton - September 1936
First Through Train from Hankow (Wuhan) to Canton - September 1936

1936
Deep cutting on the Shaukiwan (King's) Road in the 1930s
Deep cutting on the Shaukiwan (King's) Road in the 1930s

1930s
Russian locomotive heading the Trans-Siberian Express
Russian locomotive heading the Trans-Siberian Express

1935
South Manchuria Railway- Change of Russian Track Gauge in 1936
South  Manchuria  Railway- Change of  Russian Track Gauge  in 1936

1935
The South Manchuria railway's "Asia" Express Train
The South Manchuria railway's "Asia" Express Train

1935
South Manchuria Railway - Avertisement - Overland Route -
South Manchuria Railway - Avertisement - Overland Route -

1936
1930s Ho Tung Mansions, Hankow Road
1930s Ho Tung Mansions, Hankow Road

1935
Colonial days in Hong Kong
Colonial days in Hong Kong

1935
Hong Kong-Tiger Balm Mansion origins
Hong Kong-Tiger Balm Mansion origins

1936
Dutch volunteers, Le Cercle Sportif Français, Shanghai, 1937


1937
Hong Kong (China), double-decker bus with rock formation in background
Hong Kong (China), double-decker bus with rock formation in background

1931
Hong Kong, granite formation
Hong Kong, granite formation

1931
1938 Mount Austin Road (Peak Road)
1938 Mount Austin Road (Peak Road)

1938
Hong Kong, the vessel Cleveland on Waglan Island
Hong Kong, the vessel Cleveland on Waglan Island

1931
1931 Houses off Shek O Road
1931 Houses off Shek O Road

1931
1931 The Chinese Restaurant Menu
1931 The Chinese Restaurant Menu

1931
1931 The Chinese Restaurant Advertisement
1931 The Chinese Restaurant Advertisement

1931
1931 Phillips House
1931 Phillips House

1931
SS President Cleveland 1931
SS President Cleveland 1931

1931
Taipo Belle sets a new record-China Mail-15-10-1936
Taipo Belle sets a new record-China Mail-15-10-1936

1936
Garden Village project-Ping Shan-HK Sunday Herald-1938-04-17
Garden Village project-Ping Shan-HK Sunday Herald-1938-04-17

1938
CHANTECLER Restaurant-Pre-war activities-29-12-1939
CHANTECLER Restaurant-Pre-war activities-29-12-1939

1939
Ah King Slipway-A history
Ah King Slipway-A history

1936
1939 Mount Austin Barracks
1939 Mount Austin Barracks

1939
1931 TST Star Ferry Port


1931
1930 Salisbury Road
1930 Salisbury Road

1930s
Peninsula Hotel-Classical Music under the leadership of Geo. Pio-Ulski
Peninsula Hotel-Classical Music under the leadership of Geo. Pio-Ulski

1938
CE WARREN advert-HKT-30-10-1939
CE WARREN advert-HKT-30-10-1939

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

1939
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
Margrate (Peggy) McDaid Kai Tak airport.jpeg
Margrate (Peggy) McDaid Kai Tak airport.jpeg

1930s
Margrate (Peggy) McDaid and friend at Kai Tak.jpeg
Margrate (Peggy) McDaid and friend at Kai Tak.jpeg

1930s
Canton Belle crossing between Kowloon Wharf Co. & KCR terminus-circa 1936-37
Canton Belle crossing between Kowloon Wharf Co. & KCR terminus-circa 1936-37

1937
George Bronson Rea (1869-1936)
George Bronson Rea (1869-1936)

1934
Holy Trinity Church 聖三一堂


1936
HKEC Tennis Club Members
HKEC Tennis Club Members

1935
1937 Arsenal Yard
1937 Arsenal Yard

1937
RANCHI-P&O liner-Kowloon wharf-1935
RANCHI-P&O liner-Kowloon wharf-1935

1935
Kowloon Wharves
Kowloon Wharves

1937
1937 Kowloon Riding School Gymkhana
1937 Kowloon Riding School Gymkhana

1937
1937-Typhoon report
1937-Typhoon report

1937
SS Talamba
SS Talamba

1937
USS Bridge
USS Bridge

1937
Submarines
Submarines

1937
Conning towers
Conning towers

1937
Stars & Stripes
Stars & Stripes

1937
Hammerhead Crane under construction
Hammerhead Crane under construction

1937
HMS Diamond (H22)
HMS Diamond (H22)

1937
HMS Eagle
HMS Eagle

1937
Hung Hom
Hung Hom

1937
Landale Street / Hennesy Road
Landale Street / Hennesy Road

1937
Lost landmarks
Lost landmarks

1937
Sailors' buildings
Sailors' buildings

1937
c.1937 View over Wanchai and the harbour towards Kowloon
c.1937 View over Wanchai and the harbour towards Kowloon

1937
Article from SCMP November 1932 (part 1)
Article from SCMP November 1932 (part 1)

1930s
article from SCMP November 1932 (part 2)
article from SCMP November 1932 (part 2)

1930s
Article from the SCMP November 1932 (part 3)
Article from the SCMP November 1932 (part 3)

1930s
SCMP November 1, 1932
SCMP November 1, 1932

1930s
Phyllis Harrop ...
Phyllis Harrop ...

1939
Governor opens flying club-Field Cottage
Governor opens flying club-Field Cottage

1930
SHEKKI Threatened by Bandits
SHEKKI Threatened by Bandits

1930
Flying Club visit by notables-possibly outside Club's Field Cottage headquarters
Flying Club visit by notables-possibly outside Club's Field Cottage headquarters

1930