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Where was this taken?
Where was this taken?

1959
DDT Spraying by Royal Navy aircraft-1946
DDT Spraying by Royal Navy aircraft-1946

1946
DDT Spraying by Royal Navy aircraft-China Mail 946
DDT Spraying by Royal Navy aircraft-China Mail 946

1946
Royal Navy aircraft DDT spraying-SCMP 1946
Royal Navy aircraft DDT spraying-SCMP 1946

1946
F A Hazeland
F A Hazeland

1908
1957 Sham Tseng map
1957 Sham Tseng map

1957
Typhoon Damaged Canvas-roof Trams
Typhoon Damaged Canvas-roof Trams

1923
c.1940 House on Cheung Chau
c.1940 House on Cheung Chau

1940s
Peter Morton's Album - Photo 12 (Tseng Tai Uk)
Peter Morton's Album - Photo 12 (Tseng Tai Uk)

1957
TST?
TST?

1905
Tiger Balm Gardens
Tiger Balm Gardens

1950s
1862 Map of Hong Kong
1862 Map of Hong Kong

1862
1900s Signal Hill
1900s Signal Hill

1905
1 Tramway Path
1 Tramway Path

1913
Blackhead Point Signal Station
Blackhead Point Signal Station

1927
Feeding in the Field
Feeding in the Field

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Feeding in the Field
Feeding in the Field

1978
Henry Tom Brooks, Chief Officer, HK Fire Brigade 1922-1937
Henry Tom Brooks, Chief Officer, HK Fire Brigade 1922-1937

1923
c.1939 View from the Peak
c.1939 View from the Peak

1939
c.1939 View from the Peak
c.1939 View from the Peak

1939
Kowloon - Unknown
Kowloon - Unknown

1905
PTU,Fanling,1970's
PTU,Fanling,1970's

1977
PTU,Fanling,1970s
PTU,Fanling,1970s

1977
PTU,Fanling,1970s
PTU,Fanling,1970s

1979
Kowloon,1960s
Kowloon,1960s

1968

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1998 Kai Tak Runway 13 looking in a south-easterly direction 1998 Kai Tak Runway 13 looking in a south-easterly direction

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