Recent photos

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

Title Year
Service Reservoir at Bishop Hill
Service Reservoir at Bishop Hill

2024
St Francis of Assisi's Catholic Church
St Francis of Assisi's Catholic Church

2024
Shek Kip Mei Health Centre
Shek Kip Mei Health Centre

2024
51 & 53 Yen Chow Street
51 & 53 Yen Chow Street

2024
1970 - Lo Wu - Sino-British border crossing
1970 - Lo Wu - Sino-British border crossing

1970
austrian trade article re cew
austrrian trade article re cew

1908
Pan American Airways-trans Pacific China Clipper Martin M130 flying boat
Pan American Airways-trans Pacific China Clipper Martin M130 flying boat

1938
STORE NORDISKE-Danish tele-communications cable ship
STORE NORDISKE-Danish tele-communications cable ship

1966
House warming party at the Haw Par mansion-Tiger Balm-HK Daily Press 27 07 1936
House warming party at the Haw Par mansion-Tiger Balm-HK Daily Press 27 07 1936

1936
Hong Kong girl on prewar UK TV-HK Telegraph-23 01 1939
Hong Kong girl on prewar UK TV-HK Telegraph-23 01 1939

1939
1973 Wanchai view from the air
1973 Wanchai view from the air

1973
1960s Shau Kei Wan Market
1960s Shau Kei Wan Market

1960s
Beacon Hill Salt Water Pumping Station
Beacon Hill Salt Water Pumping Station

2024
1950s Shau Kei Wan Tram Terminus and Market
1950s Shaukiwan Tram Terminus and Market

1950s
1920s Lower Section of Peak Tramway near Terminus
1920s Lower Section of Peak Tramway near Terminus

1920s
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Taipo
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Taipo

2024
Junction of QRC and Wellington Street c.1895
Junction of QRC and Wellington Street c.1895

c.1895
1970- CAC (H.K.) Ltd, Ceramics Dept, H.K. Gallery, Shell House
1970- CAC (H.K.) Ltd, Ceramics Dept, H.K. Gallery, Shell House

1970
1970 - CAC (H.K.) Ltd, Furniture Dept, Kowloon Gallery, Star House
1970 - CAC (H.K.) Ltd, Furniture Dept, Kowloon Gallery, Star House

1970
Floating Restaurants 1959
Floating Restaurants 1959

1959
Hong Kong--Supreme Court 1920s
Hong Kong--Supreme Court 1920s

1920s
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img 20240320 145656mapDeepBay

2024
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img 20240320 145644map

2024
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img 20240321 1246212obelisk closeup

2024
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img 20240320 1451152obelisk

2024
1970- Chinese Arts & Crafts (H.K.) Ltd
1970- Chinese Arts & Crafts (H.K.) Ltd

1970
little Sai Wan wartime aerial mast 1953
little Sai Wan wartime aerial mast 1953

1953
1945 aerial detail
1945 aerial detail

1945
The audience at last week's talk to the RAS
The audience at last week's talk to the RAS

2024
Cattaneo family
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1900s
1970 - Hydrofoil - "Flying Albatross"
1970 - Hydrofoil - "Flying Albatross"

1970
Ruins of the Catholic Cathedral in Macao
Ruins of the Catholic Cathedral in Macao

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St. Louis Industrial School & Aberdeen Industrial School covers
St. Louis Industrial School & Aberdeen Industrial School covers

1940s
4 November 1949 cover sent from the Aberdeen Industrial School to Switzerland
4 November 1949 cover sent from the Aberdeen Industrial School to Switzerland

1949
31 May 1939 cover sent from the Salesian Procuration of China (St. Louis Industrial School) 179 Third Street - West Point to the USA
31 May 1939 cover sent from the Salesian Procuration of China (St. Louis Industrial School) 179 Third Street - West Point to the USA

1939
M.V. LAMTONG CHAU ex. SUNSHINE ISLAND
M.V. LAMTONG CHAU ex. SUNSHINE ISLAND

1983
Disrupted families after WW2
Disrupted families after WW2

1940s
1970 - Trappist Monastery, Lantau
1970 - Trappist Monastery, Lantau

1970
Yick Yuen, pool gate
Yick Yuen, pool gate

2024
Yick Yuen, pool gate
Yick Yuen, pool gate

2024
Main building up the slope, just able to see the top of it
Main building up the slope, just able to see the top of it

2024
pump station and water tank in Dragon Trail
pump station and water tank in Dragon Trail

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1970 - Gun Bar, Hongkong Hotel
1970 - Gun Bar, Hongkong Hotel

1970
20240316 Talk Flyer
20240316 Talk Flyer

2024
My Aunt Virginia Carmelita Leitao on the left
My Aunt Virginia Carmelita Leitao on the left

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Hong Kong traders boarding the QE2
Hong Kong traders boarding the QE2

1985
CANON JADE PRINCESS ex. Weatherite Princess ex. Golden Star
CANON JADE PRINCESS ex. Weatherite Princess ex. Golden Star

1980
Major Charles Boxer, Author Emily Hahn and their Child Carola
Major Charles Boxer, Author Emily Hahn and their Child Carola

1945
Letters to Sgt. Wayling, S.A. (RAF Escaping Society )
Letters to Sgt. Wayling, S.A. (to RAF Escaping Society )

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C.W.B. Purdon , Letter to RAF Escaping Society
C.W.B. Purdon , Letter to RAF Escaping Society

1978
1970 - 'Weatherite' sightseeing ferry departing & arriving Ocean Terminal
1970 - 'Weatherite' sightseeing ferry departing Ocean Terminal

1970
Is this Fanling in Hong Kong?
Is this Fanling in Hong Kong?

1920s
Hong Kong Sunday Herald-27-10-1936
Hong Kong Sunday Herald-27-10-1936

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Macsim Cafe- China Mail 19-01-1938
Macsim Cafe- China Mail 19-01-1938

1938
Queen Elizabeth 2 about to berth-officer monitors mooring ropes handling-June 1997
Queen Elizabeth 2 about to berth officer monitors mooring ropes handling June 1997

1997
Queen Elizabeth 2 about to berth-officer monitors mooring ropes handling-June 1997
Queen Elizabeth 2 about to berth- officer monitors mooring ropes handling June 1997

1997
Queen Elizabeth 2-senior officers and harbour pilot closely watch the berthing
Queen Elizabeth 2-senior officers harbour pilot watch berthing

1997
Queen Elizabeth 2 arrival-hotel services crew members-June 1997
Queen Elizabeth 2 arrival hotel services crew members June 1997

1993
Queen Elizabeth 2 passengers anticipating going ashore-June 1997
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1997
Quen Elizabeth 2 passengers gathered for the ship's berthing-June 1997
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1997
1970 - Juno Revolving Restaurant
1970 - Juno Revolving Restaurant

1970
$104,400.00 in 1918 - what is it worth in today's money?
$104,400.00 in 1918 - what is it worth in today's money?

1918
C. R. BOXER, Letter to RAF Escaping Society
C. R. BOXER, Letter to RAF Escaping Society

1979
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img 20240311 1158472

2024
1970 - Hongkong Hilton Coffee Shop
1970 - Hongkong Hilton Coffee Shop

1970
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1000012378 1

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Chun Yeung Street春秧街
Chun Yeung Street春秧街

2024
1933 02 vue de la montagne
1933 02 vue de la montagne

1933
1933 Repulse Bay Hotel
1933 Repulse Bay Hotel

1933
1932 a walk behind Kowloon
1932 a walk behind Kowloon

1932
View from mid-levels
View from med-levels

1980s
Sunbeam Theatre 新光戲院
Sunbeam Theatre 新光戲院

2024
King's Road 英皇道
King's Road 英皇道

2024
kiki mit ihrer freundin stefanie gocke im garten pokfulam maerz
kiki mit ihrer freundin stefanie gocke im garten pokfulam maerz

1931
1931 05 In the garden of the Orient Tobacco Manufactory
1931 05 In the garden of the Orient Tobacco Manufactory

1931
1931 at the border
1931 at the border

1931
scarteen ballindae scichurch
scarteen ballindae scichurch

1911
The legends of the 1974 Map
The legends of the 1974 Map

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261 -> South side
261 -> South side

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East side
East side

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<- 261 North side
<- 261 North side

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<- 25 ->
<- 25 ->

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1974 HK Island map
1974 HK Island map

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Aberdeen Reservoir Road was footpath route 26
Aberdeen Reservoir Road was footpath route 26

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Peel Rise was footpath route 25
Peel Rise was footpath route 25

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olson brothers
olson brothers

1910s
Bird's eye view of Hong Kong c.1892
Bird's eye view of Hong Kong c.1892

c.1892
c. 1891 HK Praya showing vacant site for the new Central Market
c. 1891 HK Praya showing vacant site for the new Central Market

c.1891
Wellington Barracks c.1870
Wellington Barracks c.1870

c.1870
queens road central 1940s
queens road central 1940s

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oriental brewery
oriental brewery

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oriental brewery 1915
oriental brewery 1915

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place unknown 0

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kennedy road
kennedy road

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happy retreat club
happy retreat club

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inland lot u lam terrace
inland lot u lam terrace

1890s
ladder st brideges st no39 49
ladder st brideges st no39 49

1940s
foxtheatre grandopening
foxtheatre grandopening

1972
1920s thomas neave family photos
1920s thomas neave family photos

1920s
Postcard of Hong Kong Hilton Hotel's Wan Fu
Postcard of Hong Kong Hilton Hotel's Wan Fu

1960s