Recent photos

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

Title Year
John McKelvie ~1920s
john mckelvie ~1920s

1920s
old buildings still in existence and just visible on Google Earth street view
old buildings still in existence and just visible on Google Earth street view

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sek kong river bend 1981
sek kong river bend 1981

1981
A Japanese wartime photo of PB59 taken after the Battle of Hong Kong.
A Japanese wartime photo of PB59 taken after the Battle of Hong Kong.

1942
Japanese wartime photo of Pillbox 62
Japanese wartime photo of Pillbox 62

1942
Football Shield
Football Shield

1928
Cover of Kowloon True Light School dated 4 OC 62
Cover of Kowloon True Light School dated 4 OC 62

1962
Cover of Hong Kong Baptist University
Cover of Hong Kong Baptist University

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Cover of Chu Hoy College
Cover of Chu Hoy College

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1936 (31 DE) Pre-war by air mail letter sent from Hongkong University to Cambridge University
1936 (31 DE) Pre-war by air mail letter sent from Hongkong University to Cambridge University

1936
1948 (20 DE) Registered air mail letter sent from Ricci Hall, The University
1948 (20 DE) Registered air mail letter sent from Ricci Hall, The University

1948
November 7, 1972 postcard of Peking Road
November 7, 1972 postcard of Peking Road

1972
1989 The Loggia, Fanling Babies' Home.
1989 The Loggia, Fanling Babies' Home.

1989
1989 The Loggia, Fanling Babies' Home, and Sha Tau Kok Road
1989 The Loggia, Fanling and Sha Tau Kok Road

1989
1946c Fanling Babies' Home after the War
1946c Fanling Babies' Home after the War

c.1946
"SAMMY" LUXURY GOODS STORE
"SAMMY" LUXURY GOODS STORE

1920s
PB025 a bit closer this time
BP025Went a bit closer

2024
Pagoda of the Flower Ornament Sutra
Pagoda of the Flower Ornament Sutra

1950s
Portrait of Sir John Francis Davis 1836
Portrait of Sir John Francis Davis 1836

1836
PB017
PB017

2024
LL014 from further away
LL014 from further away

2024
LL014
LL014

2024
PB025?
PB025?

2024
Free Gwulo talk in Wales on 6 Nov 2024 (Welsh poster)
Free Gwulo talk in Wales on 6 Nov 2024 (Welsh poster)

2024
Free Gwulo talk in Wales on 6 Nov 2024 (English poster)
Free Gwulo talk in Wales on 6 Nov 2024 (English poster)

2024
A few more steps backwards from the site of the former pier
A few more steps backwards from the site of the former pier

2024
Concentration of fish farms (魚排) in Ma Wan
Concentration of fish farms (魚排) in Ma Wan

2024
Site of former Ma Wan Vehichelar Ferry Pier
Site of former Ma Wan Vehichelar Ferry Pier

2024
Sham Tseng Coastline from Ma Wan
Sham Tseng Coastline from Ma Wan

2024
Peak Tram station
peaktram station

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dunheved in the distance
dunheved in the distance

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st. francis statue
st. francis statue

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monmouth path
monmouth path

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haunted house in wanchai
haunted house in wanchai

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Lai Chi Kok Prison
Lai Chi Kok Prison

c.1960
Madame Flint advert 1919
Madame Flint advert 1919

1919
Honiton Road and Westbourne Villas in the sixties (two)
Honiton Road and Westbourne Villas in the sixties (two)

1969
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, and his wife Flora Shaw, Lady Lugard, photographed in 1908
Frederick John Dealtry Lugard and his Wife 1908

1908
Pagoda of the Flower Ornament Sutra
Pagoda of the Flower Ornament Sutra

1980s
Alan Harold Barwell's signature on the Day Joyce Sheet
Alan Harold Barwell's signature on the Day Joyce Sheet

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Pok Fu Lam reservoir and Nazareth
Pok Fu Lam reservoir and Douglas Castle

1897
1921 (12 OC) Graca & Co. Red Registered Cover sent to R.P. Brook Esq.
1921 (12 OC) Graca & Co. Red Registered Cover sent to R.P. Brook Esq.

1921
1921 (7 APL) Graca & Co. Red Cover sent to A.C. Roessler Esq.
1921 (7 APL) Graca & Co. Red Cover sent to A.C. Roessler Esq.

1921
1912 (11 AP) Graca’s Registered Letter to China Engineering & Mining Co. Ltd. Tongku
1912 (11 AP) Graca’s Registered Letter to China Engineering & Mining Co. Ltd. Tongku

1912
1907 (3 AP) KEVII Hong Kong Registered Letter (KEVII 10c G Size Yang’s 14)
1907 (3 AP) KEVII Hong Kong Registered Letter (KEVII 10c G Size Yang’s 14)

1907
Hong Kong Governor Sir William Robinson and members of the legislative council 1897
Hong Kong Governor Sir William Robinson and members of the legislative council 1897

1897
Governor Robinson with two men c.1895
Governor Robinson with two men c.1895

c.1895
KCR Terminus 1927
KCR Terminus 1927

1927
Honiton Road and Westbourne Villas in the sixties
Honiton Road and Westbourne Villas in the sixties

1960s
1933 - Two Gun Cohen on a family excursion to Brighton
1933 - Two Gun Cohen on a family excursion to Brighton

1933
Waterfall
Waterfall

1960s
Water stream ...NT
Water stream ...NT

1960s
Public Records Office - Kwun Tong
Public Records Office - Kwun Tong

2024
Taikoo Wan Yi aground after the typhoon
Taikoo Wan Yi aground after the typhoon

1927
john maycocks inscription
john maycocks inscription

2010s
arthurmaycock grave
arthurmaycock grave

2010s
1934 View from Tin Hau looking across the Causeway Bay typhoon shelter
1934 View from Tin Hau looking across the Causeway Bay typhoon shelter

1934
Old House, One modern window
Old House, One modern window

2024
Peak Tram Upper Terminus - RBL 80
Peak Tram Upper Terminus

c.1893
1909 - The Peak - Plantation Rd
1909 - The Peak - Plantation Rd

1909
Craigengower 'To Be Let' Hong Kong Daily Press page 1 12th August 1884
Craigengower 'To Be Let' Hong Kong Daily Press page 1 12th August 1884

1884
Alexandra Terrace For Sale The China Mail page 4 12th August 1884
Alexandra Terrace For Sale The China Mail page 4 12th August 1884

1884
Greenmount To Let The China Mail page 2 12th August 1884
Greenmount To Let The China Mail page 2 12th August 1884

1884
Peak Hotel
Peak Hotel

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1929 - Flat for rent, Upper Peak Tram Terminus
1929 - Flat for rent, Upper Peak Tram Terminus

1928
'To Let' notice for No. 2 Pedder Street The China Mail page 1 23rd August 1894
To Let No. 2 Pedder Street The China Mail page 1 23rd August 1894

1894
St Mary's Church, Causeway Bay 1911-1936
1925c The first St Mary's Church

c.1935
Peak tram station
peak tram station

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unknown place 0
unknown place 0

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royal navy base 1979
royal navy base 1979

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royal navy ships
royal navy ships

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queens way royal engineers barracks 1930s
queens way royal engineers barracks 1930s

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hong kong harbour
hong kong harbour

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hong kong harbour 1890s
hong kong harbour 1890s

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Aberdeen dockyard 1880s
aberdeen dockyard 1880s

1880s
97 Caine Rd
97 Caine Rd

1930s
Waterfall at Pok Fu Lam, at Victoria Rd. bridge, Siemssen & Co. Bungalow top left
Waterfall Bay, Pok Fu Lam, Siemssen & Co. Bungalow top left

1873
Wing Lok Pier 1920s
Wing Lok Pier 1920s

1920s
Sheung Wan buildings 1931
Sheung Wan buildings 1931

c.1931
Sheung Wan Piers 1931 annotated
Sheung Wan Piers 1931 annotated

1931
"Sui Tai" berthed at "Wing Lok Pier"
"Sui Tai" berthed at "Wing Lok Pier"

c.1925
1913 - Pok Fu Lam
1913 - Pok Fu Lam

1913
1930s Praya West Piers
1930s Praya West Piers

1930s
Steam to Canton advert 1917
Steam to Canton advert 1917

1917
Steam to Canton advert 1910
Steam to Canton advert 1910

1910
Steam to Canton advert 1904
Steam to Canton advert 1904

1904
Steam to Canton advert 1902
Steam to Canton advert 1902

1902
Rate Books - Pok Fu Lam - 1869
Rate Books - Pok Fu Lam - 1869

1869
Delmar - KFL 1, 2 & 3
Delmar - KFL 1, 2 & 3

1896
St. Stephen's Church School at Bonham Road
St. Stephen's Church School at Bonham Road

1950s
1901 - Wong Nei Chung - Farm Lots 43 - 52, 55
Wong Nei Chung - Farm Lots 43 - 55

1901
Farm Lot 19 - Pok Fu Lam
Farm Lot 19 - Pok Fu Lam

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Farm Lot 24 - Pok Fu Lam
Farm Lot 24 - Pok Fu Lam

1891
1871 - Rate Books - Farm Lots - Pokfulam
1871 - Farm Lots - Pokfulam

1871
List of pillar letter boxes 1913
List of pillar letter boxes 1913

1913
Shatin police station 1st generations
Shatin police station 1st generations

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Shatin police station 1st generation
Shatin police station 1st generation

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Shatin police station 1st gen
Shatin police station 1st gen

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First Flight Pennang to Hongkong Air Mail to D. E. Ellis dated 21 March 1935
First Flight Pennang to Hongkong Air Mail to D. E. Ellis dated 21 March 1935

1935
Cover of Davlis Stamp Co. dated 29 August 1946
Cover of Davlis Stamp Co. dated 29 August 1946

1946