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Title Year
For Sale - Derrington - Hong Kong Daily Press, page 4, 20th September 1911
For Sale - Derrington - Hong Kong Daily Press, page 4, 20th September 1911

1911
buildings on the peak
buildings on the peak

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scene at admiralty
scene at admiralty

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print from 1857
print from 1857

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place not known
place not known

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land reclamation
land reclamation

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governors summer residence
governors summer residence

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garden road
garden road

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filterbed above race course
filterbed above race course

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could that be hong kong
could that be hong kong

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connaught road
connaught road

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aerial close-up of the Fa Peng area (1924)
aerial close-up of the Fa Peng area (1924)

c.1924
photo titled "Hong Kong, view looking down into street"
photo titled "Hong Kong, view looking down into street"

1929
ex German Club advert 1964
ex German Club advert 1964

1964
Tidal currents / East Street building / Latrine plans
Tidal currents / East Street building / Latrine plans

1882
Bowen Road Viaduct, from Kennedy Road near the new Hopewell Garden
Bowen Road Viaduct, from Kennedy Road near the new Hopewell Garden

2025
Bowen Road Viaduct, from Kennedy Road near the new Hopewell Hotel
Bowen Road Viaduct, from Kennedy Road near the new Hopewell Hotel

2025
Havelock Terrace, Kowloon Docks?
Havelock Terrace, Kowloon Docks?

1950s
1900s Queen's Road Central
1900s Queen's Road Central

1900s
1928 D'Aguilar Street
1928 D'Aguilar Street

1928
dorothy dransfield
dorothy dransfield

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Laying of Foundation Stone of Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Laying of Foundation Stone of Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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Mosque Terraces in 1864 : ads and news
 Mosque Terraces in 1864 : ads and news

1864
Dorothy Dransfield and unknown woman
dorothy dransfield and unknown woman

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Dorothy Dransfield
dorothy dransfield

1920s

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