Recent photos

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

Title Year
A letter cover sent by Prof. Ma Kiam (馬鑑), Head of Department of Chinese, University of Hong Kong, to Prof. L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University on 18 October 1947
A letter sent by Prof. Ma Kiam (馬鑑), Head of Department of Chinese, University of Hong Kong, to Prof. L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University on 18 October 1947

1947
1960s qrestubbs
1960s qrestubbs

1960s
Cheoy Lee Shipyards
Cheoy Lee Shipyards

2023
Cheoy Lee Shipyards
Cheoy Lee Shipyards

2023
1960 monkok ferry pier
1960 monkok ferry pier

1960
1960 tst ferry pier
1960 tst ferry pier

1960
Western Street(西邊街)
Western Street(西邊街)

2023
Western Street(西邊街)
Western Street(西邊街)

2023
1920s Woman Sewing
1920s Woman Sewing

1920s
35 and 37 Queen's Road Central
qrc 35 37

1920s
33, 35, 37 Queen’s Road Central
33, 35, 37 Queen’s Road Central

1900s
Shop signs
Shop signs

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Bound feet
Bound feet

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Baskets and pans
Baskets and pans

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Sew-sew women and bound feet
Sew-sew women and bound feet

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aberdeen 3
aberdeen 3

1929
Sampans 1935
Sampans 1935

1935
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photographic print-010
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photographic print-010

1935
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-009
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-009

1935
King George V jubilee celebrations-annotated photo print-008-horses in use
King George V jubilee celebrations-annotated photo print-008-horses in use

1935
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-007
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-007

1935
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-006
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-006

1935
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-005
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-005

1935
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-004
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-004

1935
King George V jubilee celebrations-1935 annotated photo print-003
King George V jubilee celebrations-1935 annotated photo print-003

1935
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-002
King George V jubilee celebrations 1935 annotated photo print-002

1931
King George V jubilee celebrations-1935-annotated photo print-001
King George V jubilee celebrations-1935- annotated photographic prin-001

1935
Naval dockyard-rickshaw boys waiting for fares at the entrance 1935
Naval dockyard-rickshaw boys waiting for fares at the entrance 1935

1935
Gweilo (Re-run) by Pants Theatre Production
Gweilo (Re-run) by Pants Theatre Production

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Causeway Bay-the Noon Day gun-Mad dogs and Englishmen go out etc- 002
Causeway Bay-the Noon Day gun-Mad dogs and Englishmen go out etc- 002

1997
Causeway Bay-the Noon Day gun-Mad dogs & Englishmen go out etc-001
Causeway Bay-the Noon Day gun-Mad dogs & Englishmen go out etc-1997-001

1997
Ocean Terminal crowds starting to gather for the ritual goodbyes to those on the QE2
Ocean Terminal crowds starting to gather for the ritual goodbyes to those on the QE2

1981
Sampan beggers trying to entice departing cruise ship passengers to throw cash
Sampan beggers trying to entice departing cruise ship passengers to throw cashts 1966

1966
Tuen Mun So Kwan Wat beach-Saturday afternoon hull cleaning & family funtime-1969
Tuen Mun So Kwan Wat beach-Saturday afternoon hull cleaning family funtime-1969

1969
Shenzen from Lok Ma Chau lookout Feb 1981
Shenzen from Lok Ma Chau lookout Feb 1981

1981
Mid Levels-print annotated by unknown person as 1935
Mid Levels-print annotated by unknown person as 1935

1935
Central & Mid Levels-print annotated as taken by Mrs Pat Halls
Central & Mid Levels-print annotated as taken by Mrs Pat Halls

1949
evening approaches moored junks at aberdeen 1956
evening approaches moored junks at aberdeen 1956

1956
view from the peak 2 1954
view from the peak 2 1954

1954
view from the peak 1954
view from the peak 1954

1954
view of hk side from a ferry1954
view of hk side from a ferry1954

1954
washing pots new territories 1955
washing pots new territories 1955

1955
Central district- cyclists gathered for an event
Central district- cyclists gathered for an event

1935
Kowloon wharves-print annotated as taken by Mrs Pat Halls
Kowloon wharves-print annotated as taken by Mrs Pat Halls

1949
Central-A cold winter requiring long coats print annotated as 1935
Central-A cold winter requiring long coats print annotated as 1935

1933
Florence Cartwright's signature on the Day Joyce Sheet
Florence Cartwright's signature on the Day Joyce Sheet

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Kowloon wharves-passenger vessel approaching its berthing pier
Kowloon wharves-passenger vessel approaching its berthing pier

1935
Where has all the money gone? HSBC headquarters no more
 Where has all the money gone? HSBC headquarters no more

1982
Aberdeen-Ap Lei Chau boatyard-fishing Junk hull cleaning
Aberdeen-Ap Lei Chau boatyard-fishing junk hull cleaning 1970

1970
tiger balm pagoda Happy Valley, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
tiger balm pagoda Happy Valley, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island

1956
temple monks at prayer1955
temple monks at prayer1955

1955
shrine doorway guard 1954
shrine doorway guard 1954

1954
Breaming close-up
Breaming close-up

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Breaming a sampan
Breaming a sampan

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Richard and Ruby's signature on the Day Joyce Sheet
Richard and Ruby's signature on the Day Joyce Sheet

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tai kok tsui pier 1972
tai kok tsui pier 1972

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LASH- lighter aboard ship- JAPAN BEAR- passing North Point
LASH- lighter aboard ship- JAPAN BEAR- passing North Point

c.1970
Aberdeen fishing junk fleet all carrying sails-May 1956
Aberdeen fishing junk fleet all carrying sails-May 1956

1956
Where is this 004
Where is this 004

1990s
Where is this 003
Where is this 003

1990s
Where is this-001
Where is this-001

1998
Chamberlain Road
Chamberlain Road

1890s
Villa Cecil
Villa Cecil

2023
on mt davis road above blarney stone
on mt davis road above blarney stone

2020s
Tuen Mun-Dragon boat racing day-male rower and apprentices-1981
Tuen Mun-Dragon boat racing day-male rower and apprentices-1981

1981
Tuen Mun typhoon shelter Dragon Boat racing day-1981
Tuen Mun typhoon shelter Dragon Boat racing day-1981

1981
St Teresas church-mid 1930s
 St Teresas church-mid 1930s

1935
Unknown location ID reqd-taken Feb 1981
Unknown location ID reqd-taken Feb 1981

1981
Joan WILKINSON
Joan WILKINSON

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Beatrice and (Frederick WILKINSON in the background)
Beatrice and (Frederick WILKINSON in the background)

1950s
Marjorie COOK nee Wilkinson
Marjorie COOK nee Wilkinson

1960s
Sampan with couple
Sampan with couple

2022
Sampan
Sampan

2022
Laundry drying on boats
Laundry drying on boats

1950s
Back of postcard ET001
Back of postcard ET001

1950s
Postcard caption
Postcard caption

1950s
Baskets on sampan
Baskets on sampan

1950s
People on sampan
People on sampan

1950s
1950s Sampans at Shau Kei Wan
1950s Sampans at Shau Kei Wan

1950s
A rare manhole cover at Connaught Road West near Western Street
A rare manhole cover at Connaught Road West near Western Street

2023
2023 jordan-Parkes
2023 jordan-Parkes

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Hong Kong Skyline, 1984
Hong Kong Skyline, 1984

1984
Belle Reed with Gladys, Helen and Dorothy Coates at The Repulse Bay Hotel, 1939
Belle with Gladys, Helen and Dorothy Coates at The Repulse Bay Hotel, 1939

1939
Ron and Dorothy Hardwick at Macau Grand Prix
Ron and Dorothy Hardwick at Macau Grand Prix

1950s
Ron Hardwick at Macau Grand Prix Awards circa 1957-59
Ron Hardwick at Macau Grad Prix Dinner circa 1957-59

1950s
Douglas and Nina's signature on the Day Joyce Sheet
Douglas and Nina's signature on the Day Joyce Sheet

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1941 Auxiliary Nursing Service Recruitment Notice
1941 Auxiliary Nursing Service Recruitment Notice

1941
kc history
kc history

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syp 1872
syp 1872

1872
1921 "The Pharmacy", 22 Queen's Road Central
1921 "The Pharmacy", 22 Queen's Road Central

1921
1923 Flower Street
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1923
16/18/20/22 Queen's Road Central
16182022 queens road central

c.1921
Lander Grand Hotel
Lander Grand Hotel

2023
W. Powell & Co.1899
W. Powell & Co.1899

1899
W. Powell & Co. 1889
W. Powell & Co. 1889

1889
Photographs taken by William Thomas Saunders
Photographs taken by William Thomas Saunders

1890s
Queen's Road Central looking east 1869
Queen's Road Central looking east1869

1869
Queen's Road Central looking west 1869
Queen's Road Central looking west 1869

1869
Eastern Model Airplane Co
Eastern Model Airplane Co

1947
Richard Darby - Bishop of Sherwood
Richard Darby - Bishop of Sherwood

1980s