Recent photos

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

Title Year
William Josiah Wilkinson with 6 sons.
William Josiah Wilkinson with 6 sons.

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veronica butterfields wedding 25 april 1933
veronica butterfields wedding 25 april 1933

1933
Auction/sale of Dent & Co's. properties in November 1868
Auction/sale of Dent & Co's. properties in November1868

1868
Roman Catholic cathedral at Hong Kong, China
Roman Catholic cathedral at Hong Kong, China

1900s
"Queen's Road," the busiest thoroughfare of Hong Kong, China
"Queen's Road," the busiest thoroughfare of Hong Kong, China

1900s
The American Consulate, Hong Kong, China
The American Consulate, Hong Kong, China

1900s
The exquisite Parsee Cemetery. Hong Kong, China
The exquisite Parsee Cemetery. Hong Kong, China

1900s
Street view, Hong Kong, China
Street view, Hong Kong, China

1900s
Queen's Road, the principal thoroughfare of Hong Kong, China
Queen's Road, the principal thoroughfare of Hong Kong, China

1900s
Hong Kong Repulse Bay
Hong Kong Repulse Bay

1920s
Aerial view of the harbour from the Peak
Aerial view of the harbour from the Peak

1900s
The governor's residence on "The Peak," Victoria, Hong Kong, China
The governor's residence on "The Peak," Victoria, Hong Kong, China

1930s
Where "east and west meet" a modern thoroughfare in picturesque Hong Kong
Where "east and west meet" a modern thoroughfare in picturesque Hong Kong

1908
The great English derby at Hong Kong. A close finish.
The great English derby at Hong Kong. A close finish.

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The museum from the Colonnade, Hong Kong, China
The museum from the Colonnade, Hong Kong, China

1900s
The American Consul's four-in-hand, Hong Kong, China
The American Consul's four-in-hand, Hong Kong, China

1890s
Windsor Hotel advert 1896
Windsor Hotel advert 1896

1895
1920s Reginald and Claude Earnshaw at Kowloon City Field (Kai Tak)
1920s Reginald and Claude Earnshaw at Kowloon City Field (Kai Tak)

1920s
william arthur butterfield
william arthur butterfield

1920s
veronica butterfield bronnie
veronica butterfield bronnie

1930s
rebecca e. butterfield
rebecca e. butterfield

1933
veronica butterfields known as bronnie wedding to donald evans
veronica butterfields known as bronnie wedding to donald evans

1933
donal b. evans and veronica butterfield
donal b. evans and veronica butterfield

1933
Old Wanchai Post Office
Old Wanchai Post Office

2024
1900s Mount Kellett
1900s Mount Kellett

1900s
Bishop Mario Civelli arrives at the border, 1953
Bishop Mario Civelli arrives at the border, 1953

1953
Still of Bishop Mario Civelli interviewed in 'The Island of Hong Kong, Southeast China: A CBS Special Report'
Still of Bishop Mario Civelli interviewed in 'The Island of Hong Kong, Southeast China: A CBS Special Report'

1953
Still of Father Ambrogio Poletti interviewed in 'The Island of Hong Kong, Southeast China: A CBS Special Report'
Still of Father Ambrogio Poletti interviewed in 'The Island of Hong Kong, Southeast China: A CBS Special Report'

1953
Felix Villas Hong Kong Daily Press page 6 31st July 1926
felix villas hong kong daily press page 6 31st july 1926

1926
1934 Jimmy's Kitchen and Jimmy's Annex
1934 Jimmy's Kitchen and Jimmy's Annex

1934
Franz Isako's Circus 1934
Franz Isako's Circus 1934

1934
Olympic Grand Circus 1940
Olympic Grand Circus 1940

1940
Hilda Hodgkinson Butterfield
Hilda Hodgkinson Butterfield

1932
Union House and General Post Office
Union House and General Post Office

c.1972
1934 Repulse Bay (Swimming Season)
1934 Repulse Bay (Swimming Season)

1934
sunning house hong kong sunday herald page 11 1st may 1949
sunning house hong kong sunday herald page 11 1st may 1949

1949
New Street (新街)
New Street (新街)

2024
Mr and Mrs F.J. Anslow and son The Hong Kong Telegraph page 8 30th April 1949
Mr and Mrs F.J. Anslow and son The Hong Kong Telegraph page 8 30th April 1949

1949
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CHINA Ltd
IMPERIAL INDUSTRIES CHEMICAL CHINA Ltd

c.1950
1938 Repulse Bay
1938 Repulse Bay

1938
1938 Repulse Bay Swimming & Diving Platform (Close-up View)
1938 Repulse Bay Swimming & Diving Platform (Close-up View)

1938
1920s Repulse Bay Hotel Development
1920s Repulse Bay Hotel Development

1920s
1934 Repulse Bay (Non-Swimming Season)
1934 Repulse Bay

1934
Hauptstraße (Main Road), Queen´s Road in Hongkong
Hauptstraße (Main Road), Queen´s Road in Hongkong

c.1895
Hauptstraße (Main Road), Queen´s Road in Hongkong
Hauptstraße, Queen´s Road in Hongkong (Main Road, Queen's Road in Hong Kong)

1897
de Ricou's aircraft at Repulse Bay
de Ricou's aircraft at Repulse Bay

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Composite publicity image-Repulse Hotel & de Ricou or his pilot
Composite publicity image-Repulse Hotel & de Ricou or his pilot

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A Nice but Low-Key Watering Hole in the Central District in the late fifties – The Cosmo Club
A Nice but Low-Key Watering Hole in the Central District in the late fifties – The Cosmo Club

1960s
racecourse fire 1918 and shortly before 2
racecourse fire 1918 and shortly before 2

1918
racecourse fire 1918 and shortly before 1
racecourse fire 1918 and shortly before 1

1918
Ansicht von Hongkong (View of Hong Kong)
Hongkong Ansicht (View of Hong Kong)

c.1900
Die Kathedrale in Hongkong (Hong Kong [Catholic] Cathedral)
Die Kathedrale in Hongkong (Hong Kong [Catholic] Cathedral)

c.1895
Zigmund Soldinsky CNAC aircraft engineer
Zigmund Soldinsky CNAC aircraft engineer

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de Ricou AEROMARINE aircraft leaving Repulse Bay
de Ricou AEROMARINE aircraft leaving Repulse Bay

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Lugard Road
Lugard Road

2024
1919 (OC 14) Blue Cover sent from Canton China to Foreign Division, Chicago Avenue Bridge, Montgomery Ward & Co. CHICAGO, U.S.A.
1919 (OC 14) Blue Cover sent from Canton China to Foreign Division, Chicago Avenue Bridge, Montgomery Ward & Co. CHICAGO, U.S.A.

1919
1898 (2 MAY) Cash-Paid Envelop sent to Messrs. Graca & Co., 58 Peel St., Hongkong
1898 (2 MAY) Cash-Paid Envelop sent to Messrs. Graca & Co., 58 Peel St., Hongkong

1898
1890 (MR 25) – Cover sent to Robert Mischka Esq. German Man-of-War “Liepzig” Yokohama
1890 (MR 25) – Cover sent to Robert Mischka Esq. German Man-of-War “Liepzig” Yokohama

1890
1937 (1 JA) Mr. J.T. Jacob cover - sent to Mrs. J.T. Jacobs (Canadian Pacific)
1937 (1 JA) Mr. J.T. Jacob cover - sent to Mrs. J.T. Jacobs (Canadian Pacific)

1937
1935(13 AU) Java-China-Japan Lijn N.V. Cover sent to Prins Hendrikkade 108-114 Amsterdam. Holland
1935(13 AU) Java-China-Japan Lijn N.V. Cover sent to Prins Hendrikkade 108-114 Amsterdam. Holland

1935
1948 (16 DE) Canadian Pacific cover
1948 (16 DE) Canadian Pacific cover

1948
1935 (6 DE) Canadian Pacific cover
1935 (6 DE) Canadian Pacific cover

1935
1941 (28 OC) Dr. W.W. Cadbury (嘉惠霖) cover
1941 (28 OC) Dr. W.W. Cadbury (嘉惠霖) cover

1941
1936 (5 NOV) Dr. James McClure Henry cover
1936 (5 NOV) Dr. James McClure Henry cover

1936
1920 Flying at Repulse Bay
1920 Flying at Repulse Bay

1920
1938 (6 AP) China National Aviation Corp. 2nd Day of Issue Cover with Herring Bone cancel - sent to Mr. Z. Soldinski, Pan American Airways, Hong Kong
1938 (6 AP) China National Aviation Corp. 2nd Day of Issue Cover with Herring Bone cancel - sent to Mr. Z. Soldinski, Pan American Airways, Hong Kong

1938
New Sikh Temple, QRE at Stubbs Road
New Sikh Temple, QRE at Stubbs Road

2024
RAF Hawker Ospreys?
RAF Hawker Ospreys?

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kam tin river 1981
kam tin river 1981

1981
1930 Temporary Coal Storage Ground at Blackhead Point
1931 Coal Storage Ground at Blackhead Point

1930
Coal sheds c.1925
Coal sheds c.1925

c.1925
Blake Pier-University bus service-HK Sunday Herald
Blake Pier-University bus service-HK Sunday Herald

1929
kowloon coal dumps 1933
kowloon coal dumps 1933

1933
1931 Luk Cheong Laundry on Kennedy Road
1931 Luk Cheong Laundry at Kennedy Road

1931
Unknown ship
Unknown ship

1909
1931 Prince's Theatre
1931 Prince's Theatre

1931
Hulk off East Point
Hulk off East Point

1909
1931 Chinese Circus - Wanchai Reclamation Grounds (Southorn Playground)
1931 Chinese Circus - Wanchai Reclamation Grounds (Southorn Playground)

1931
Another bit
Another bit

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1946 Arrival of RAF Sunderland "S" at Kai Tak
1946 Arrival of RAF Sunderland "S" at Kai Tak

1946
Damaged RAF Sunderland flying boat run ashore at Kai Tak after flight from Singapore 1946
Damaged RAF Sunderland flying boat run ashore at Kai Tak after flight from Singapore 1946

1946
Hongkong: Generalansicht vom Peak aus (General view from the Peak)
Hongkong: Generalansicht vom Peak aus (General view from the Peak)

1900
Coal Sheds
Coal Sheds

1909
1929 Water Rationing
1929 Water Rationing

1929
1940s D' Aguilar Street
1940s D' Agauilar Street

1940s
Jordan Road car ferry video
Jordan Road car ferry video

1968
Queen's Road West
Queen's Road West

1857
Annie Skau Berntsen
Annie Skau Berntsen

1960s
1940s Advertisement Signs on Queen's Road Central
1940s Advertisement Signs on Queen's Road Central

1940s
1950s Aberdeen Street
1950s Aberdeen Street

1950s
1960s Aberdeen Street
1960s Aberdeen Street

1960s
1930s Aberdeen Street
1930s Aberdeen Street

1930s
1960s Aberdeen Street
1960s Aberdeen Street

1960s
1940s Aberdeen Street
1930s Aberdeen Street

1940s
Aberdeen Street facing north
Aberdeen Street faces north

1950s
1936 - Gen. Two Gun Cohen & Dr Sun Fo at Kai Tak Aerodrome
1936 - Gen. Two Gun Cohen Dr Sun Fo at Kai Tak Aerodrome

1936
Tug-of-War Team, 83 Coy RGA
Tug-of-War Team, 83 Coy RGA

1900s
Gun assembly & tug o' war champions HKG c 1923
Gun assembly & tug o' war champions HKG c 1923

c.1923
Sitting on practice gun at Lyemun
Sitting on practice gun at Lyemun

1920s
Walter John Bush
Walter John Bush

c.1906