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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
WDBS and blocked up gateway on Haiphong Road
WDBS and blocked up gateway on Haiphong Road

2013
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1868
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1870s
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1873
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1873
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1890s
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1873
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1873
Doomed Tiger - Tiger Balm (Haw Par) Gardens
Doomed Tiger - Tiger Balm (Haw Par) Gardens

2000s
Boys on Kadoorie Hill c1937. Photo by Tom Hutchinson.
Boys on Kadoorie Hill c1937. Photo by Tom Hutchinson.

1930s
Dairy Farm ice cream? Where? 1939 or 1940 photo by Tom Hutchinson
Dairy Farm ice cream? Where? 1939 or 1940 photo by Tom Hutchinson

1940s
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1867
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1867
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1867
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1868
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1868
China Punch cartoon
China Punch cartoon

1868
Kowloon
Kowloon

1905
Tsim Sha Tsui??
Tsim Sha Tsui??

1905
HK. 1941 Taikoo
HK. 1941 Taikoo

1940s
Brit. POW's leave HK for Japanese prison campArmy
Brit. POW's leave HK for Japanese prison campArmy

1940s
Capt. Bob Newton of the 5/7 Rajputs
Capt. Bob Newton of the 5/7 Rajputs

1940s
1950s Prince Edward Road (Looking East towards the Railway Bridge)
1950s Prince Edward Road (Looking East towards the Railway Bridge)

1955
Orange Curvy Building
Orange Curvy Building

2010
R E Lindsell
R E Lindsell

1940

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Five volumes of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell bring you David's favourite photos and their stories:

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