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To search for specific photos, or to only show photos from a certain decade, please enter your selection below then click the Apply button. You are also welcome to explore Gwulo's galleries of photos.

Title Year
Ad for house named Beauregard
Ad for house named Beauregard

1864
IL 712 - subdivided
IL 712 - subdivided

2010
Repulse Bay Lido - Opening Day
Repulse Bay Lido - Opening Day

1935
Barrack Office of the Former RAF Officers' Mess
Barrack Office of the Former RAF Officers' Mess

2010
Air Raid Shelter Still Existed In The RAF Officers' Mess
Air Raid Shelter Still Existed In The RAF Officers' Mess

2010
West Wing reality 1
West Wing reality 1

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West Wing reality 2
West Wing reality 2

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West Wing reality 3
West Wing reality 3

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RAF Kai Tak new swimming pool 1963
RAF Kai Tak new swimming pool 1963

1963
RAF Kai Tak swimming pool 1971
RAF Kai Tak swimming pool 1971

1971
Boundary Path (not Tramway Path)
Tramway Path - St. Joseph's Path

1920s
Pg.126: The Great Visionary
Pg.126: The Great Visionary

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Detail from page 126
Detail from page 126

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Pg.78: Constabulary Duties
Pg.78: Constabulary Duties

1890s
Entrance to PB3, Wong Nai Chung Gap
Entrance to PB3, Wong Nai Chung Gap

2008
Kowloon Praya
Kowloon Praya

1890s
typhoon
typhoon

1927
Pg.87: Trappings of Authority
Pg.87: Trappings of Authority

1902
Detail from Page 87
Detail from Page 87

1902
proposed West Wing
proposed West Wing

2010
Mohan's advert 1955
Mohan's advert 1955

1955
Hong Kong Fire Brigade
Hong Kong Fire Brigade

1880s
Once Upon A Time
Once Upon A Time

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Pg.42: An Extravaganza of Signage
Pg.42: An Extravaganza of Signage

1952
Detail from page 42
Detail from page 42

1939

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