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

Title Year
Funeral Procession Route
Funeral Procession Route

2025
Reclamation Waterloo junction
Reclamation Waterloo junction

2025
Japanese prisoners of war in Hong Kong 1945
Japanese prisoners of war in Hong Kong 1945

1945
THE BATTLE OF HONG KONG, DECEMBER 1941
THE BATTLE OF HONG KONG, DECEMBER 1941

1941
Hong Kong Club Building c.1910
Hong Kong Club Building c.1910

c.1910
Prince's Building 1910
Prince's Building 1910

1910
Queen's Building 1910
Queen's Building 1910

1910
The oldest escalator in Hong Kong, still in active use
the oldest escalator in Hong Kong, still in active use

2025
1927 Typhoon Damage - Motor Garage
1927 Typhoon Damage - Motor Garage

1927
1960s Junction of Fenwick Street and Hennessy Road
1960s Junction of Fenwick Street and Hennessy Road

1960s
1941 Fenwick Street
1941 Fenwick Street

1941
Hypothetical funeral procession routes
Hypothetical funeral procession routes

2025
The Center July 1997
The Center July 1997

1997
The center July 1997
The center July 1997

1977
General Post Office Building 1910
General Post Office Building 1910

1910
1930s Fenwick Street
1930s Fenwick Street

1930s
HB Beer advert 1935
HB Beer advert 1935

1935
Sign post, Tai Lam Forest Trail, Lin Fa Shan Section
Sign post, Tai Lam Forest Trail, Lin Fa Shan Section

2025
Pok Oi Hospital
Pok Oi Hospital

????
A c. 1930 photo of D'Aguilar Street with signages of Jimmy’s Kitchen and 茂機 Mow Kie in view. (source: collection of Keystone View Company)
A c. 1930 photo of D'Aguilar Street with signages of Jimmy’s Kitchen and 茂機 Mow Kie in view.  (source: collection of Keystone View Company)

1930s
British Empire Medal
British Empire Medal

2025
After the ceremony
After the ceremony

2025
Receiving the BEM
Receiving the BEM

2025
Sample pages from the translated copy of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell
Sample pages from the translated copy of Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell

2025
Panoramic view of Hong Kong in two sheets (part 2)
Panoramic view of Hong Kong in two sheets (part 2)

1875

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