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Title	Year
Peak Tram bridge over Kennedy Road 1910s	1910s
Mt Kellett view from the Peak Cafe	2026
Mohammad Nemazee (1896 – 1972)	1960s
Dihua Street, Taipei	2025
27 Magazine Gap	2026
Oriental Ballroom	1965
Prince Philip - The Ying King Restaurant 1959	1959
First location of Sai Ying Pun Post Office	c.1951
1965 (1 JUN) Nathan Road in Mongkok District Sun Ya Hotel Tan Ngan Lo Leung Cha Kowloon Branch Post Office Slogan Machine Cancel Air Mail Post Card - addressed to Employees,Williams & Reed	1965
1961 (7 JLY) A Floating Village in Hongkong’s harbour Kowloon Branch Post Office Slogan Machine Cancel Air Mail Post Card - addressed to MR. & MRS. S.E. MILDNER, 8925 E. JEFFERSON, DETROIT 12, MICHIGAN, U.S.A.	1961
1985 (10 8) Sincere Queen’s Road Post Office Metered-stamp Cover - addressed to Miss Tse Siu Han, 117 Maidstone Rd., 4-F., Kowloon, 20276	1985
1981 (5 FEB) The Excelsior Hong Kong Post Card - addressed to Free Bawls, P.O. Box 1981, Fremont, Mi 49412	1981
1961 (3 NOV) A Park Hotel Air Mail Cover - sent to Edward F. Ring, 58 Twickenham Rd, Teddington, Middlesex, ENGLAND	1961
1966 (10 AP) Hotel Merlin美輪酒店Air Mail Centre Air Mail Post Card - addressed to MR. & MRS H.C. HOWLETT., 45 SUGGITTS LANE, CLEETHORPES, LINCOLNSHIRE., ENGLAND	1966
1936 (17 JY) Graca & Co. Advertising Wax Sealed Registered Cover - addressed to Messrs. Ross. Shiells Ltd., 4 Eldon Street, London E.C.2	1936
1969 (29 JUN) 一帆風順May you have a pleasant journey Kowloon Branch Post Office Slogan Cancel Air Mail Post Card - addressed to Mrs. Henry Fuller Stearns, 3 Whitney Place, Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.A. 07039	1969
1958 (20 JLY) A Sight to Remember! Kowloon Branch Post Office Machine Cancel Air Mail Postcard - addressed to POSTMASTER PERC MACDONALD, RICHLAND, MICHIGAN, U.S.A.	1958
1928 The Peninsula Hotel Real Photo Post Card	1928
1971 (22 SEP) The Peninsula Kowloon Branch Post Office Slogan Cancel Air Mail Post Card - addressed to Mr. Roland Haack, Albertsen Travel Service, Phelan Bldg. Suite 610, 760 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94102, USA	1971
1960 (3 FEB) The Peninsula Hotel and Peninsula Court Kowloon Branch Post Office Machine Cancel Air Mail Postcard - addressed to Mr. Percy MacDonald-POSTMASTER, RICHLAND, MICHIGAN, U.S.A	1960
1988 (23 FEB) The Peninsula Air Mail Centre Post Office Machine Cancel Air Mail Post Card - addressed to Lllin Proctor, 22651 Burton Street, Canoga Park CA, 91304	1988
1971 (14 MAR) Peninsula Hotel Kowloon Branch Post Office Machine Cancel Air Mail Post Card - addressed to Mr. & Mrs. W.R. Mawhinney, 419 East Moreland Rd, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.	1971
1968 (4 JUL) Chesa Restaurant Peninsula Hotel Kowloon Branch Post Office Slogan Cancel Air Mail Post Card - addressed to Mr. & Mrs. L.J. Sangunett, 1430 No. Madison St, Stockton, California,USA 95202	1968
Peak Hotel with Annexe (eastern part)	c.1911
Peak Hotel c.1912	c.1912
Ocean Park's Badge	2026
Moon Street, Wanchai	2026
1911 Peak Hotel & Annexe-cum-Terrace (Eastern Section)	1911
Girl 1920s	????
HKU c.1929	????
Concrete hut along the new Beach Walk	2026
Concrete hut along the new Beach Walk	2026
Concrete hut along the new Beach Walk	2026
Peak Hotel Garage	1912
Eastern edge of Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter	2026
Ming Yuen Western Street, North Point	2026
Repulse Bay Police Reporting Centre	2026
Dihua Street, Taipei	2025
1982 - Beach Mansions, 11A & 11B Stanley Beach Road	1982
Bonham Road	1981
Tin Hau Temple, Aberdeen	2026
45-47 Wo Fung Street, Fanling	2026
53 Luen Wo Road, Fanling	2026
Extract from births showing Mary AL Currie	1911
Extract from Census for 1911 showing Currie family	1911
Luen Wo Market	2026
5 Luen Hing Street, Fanling	2026
2 through 16, even numbers, Luen Fat Street, Fanling	2026
St. Joseph's Church, Fanling, after renovation\remodelling $St. Joseph's Church, Fanling, after renovation\remodelling$	2026
Grade III since 2011	????
St. Joseph's Church, Fanling, after renovation\remodelling $St. Joseph's Church, Fanling, after renovation\remodelling$	2026
St. Joseph's Church, Fanling, after renovation\remodelling $St. Joseph's Church, Fanling, after renovation\remodelling$	2026
From new foot bridge towards Cap Badge Hill	2026
Northern District Central Park Memorial	2026
Victoria Gap substation in 2020	2020
Cap Badge Hill	2026
Peak Tramway Company Office	2025
Tin Hau Temple, Aberdeen	2001
Canal Road latrine PWR 1930 and 1931	1931
bishop tennis 1930s ?	1930s
PB // LL 025, from the new Beach Walk	2026
Estrallita, from Deep Water Bay	2026
notice of Dr. Hu Shih speaks in the HKU Great Hall	1935
Quarry Bay Taikoo docks-Danish cable laying ship present-1952	1952
STORE NORDISKE Danish tele communications cable ship on long term mooring at Causeway Bay-1959	1959
STORE NORDISKE cable repair ship owned by Danish telecommunications company	1966
CLP admin offices+ St George apartments-newly built1941	1941
Causeway Bay typhoon shelter-Danish cable ship STORE NORDISKE moored just outside 1966	1966
Chu Wan - 1950	c.1950
35 Barker Road (Tantallon)	c.1967
35 Barker Road - 1967	c.1967
35 barker road - 1969	c.1969
Dorothy 1967 (2)	c.1967
Dorothy 1967 (1)	c.1967
The Pink House and 27 Magazine Gap - 2005	2005
Falconridge and Richmond House (3rd generation)	2005
My beautiful naughty sister on Barker Road (Villa Blanca)	c.1967
Falconridge - 2005	2005
Villa Blanca on Barker Road - 2005	2005
Dehavilland Venom FB4 WR539, previously on display outside the squadron offices, outside the hangar dismantled for return to the UK.	1970s
Wessex over the harbour with view of TST	1970s
Senior Aircraftman Ian Pursey, aircraft engine mechanic and designated ‘air test observer’, in flying kit	1970s
Groundcrew versus Aircrew football match for the ‘Bendum Mendum’ trophy. HAECO hangars in the background.	1970s
Six Wessex departing while the preparations for the visit of Concorde are proceeding in the foreground	1970s
Wessex helicopters in-flight view	1970s
Wessex helicopters in-flight view	1970s
Wessex helicopters in-flight view	1970s
Wessex helicopters in-flight view	1970s
Returning to base	1970s
Wessex helicopters in-flight view	1970s
Wessex helicopters in-flight view	1970s
Wessex helicopters in-flight view	1970s
1950s Pokfulam Reservoir Road Sign	1950s
Whitfield barracks 1960's	1960s
western district	????
Tram turnaround, Causeway Bay	????
KCR Terminus 1968	1968
Prince of Wales building	????
Old General Post Office	????
Hilton Hotel	????

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