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Recent photos

These are the photos most recently added to the Gwulo website.

Title Year
1880 - typical Chinse tenement house
1880 - typical Chinse tenement house

1880s
Swastika Kai Tak
Swastika Kai Tak

1939
RAF Police section Little Sai Wan, 1953
RAF Police section Little Sai Wan, 1953

1953
1954 View of LSW main entrance
1954 View of LSW main entrance

1954
Richmond Terrace and Estate and Building Co.
Richmond Terrace and Estate and Building Co.

1889
1930s Hong Kong Hotel
1920s Hong Kong Hotel

1930s
1960s Carlton Hotel
1960s Carlton Hotel

1963
Richmond Terrace
Richmond Terrace

1901
Daimaru department store entrance-Causeway Bay
Daimaru department store entrance-Causeway Bay

1966
Knee deep in Central-1966
Knee deep in Central-1966

1966
1920s Water Shortage
1920s Water Shortage

1929
Morrison Hill Road
Morrison Hill Road

1910s
1 Battery Path
1 Battery Path

1870s
St. John's Cathedral
St. John's Cathedral

1860s
St. John church and Augustine Heard & Co.
St. John church and Augustine Heard & Co.

1865
the Gap - HMS Vestal Monument - Happy Valley
the Gap - HMS Vestal Monument - Happy Valley

1890s
Better Ole restaurant and bar-Fanling
Better Ole restaurant and bar-Fanling

1978
Diamaru rooftop sign Causeway Bay
Diamaru rooftop sign Causeway Bay

1975
1930s Des Voeux Rd Central near Central Fire Station
1930s Des Voeux Rd Central near Central Fire Station

1935
1920s Lyndhurst Terrace and Wellington St
1920s Lyndhurst Terrace and Wellington St

1929
Government House Front Gate
Government House Front Gate

1997
Government House Back Gate
Government House Back Gate

1997
1930s Government House Front Gate
1930s Government House Front Gate

1935
1945 Kamikaze Boats
1945 Kamikaze Boats

1945
Praya Buildings - help identify ?
Praya Buildings - help identify ?

1895

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