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Hotz collection: Hong Kong, Town of Victoria, ca. 1870

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Fri, 2020-03-20 16:05

Charles Gesner van der Voort's (1916-1991) employer, Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), was founded by several people, including Albert Hotz, through Hotz, s'Jacob & Co (Albertus Paulus Hermanus Hotz, born in Rotterdam in 1855, died in Italy in 1930). <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1880

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Panorama 1887-1895

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2019-09-20 00:51

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1895

Comparison of parts of two panorama views from

1887 (probably older)

I can identify only two buildings on both photos, big changes in just ten years (possibily a bit more). <Read more ...>

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Hong Kong Panorama from Kowloon 1870's

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2019-08-28 20:04

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1879

Cropped from https://gwulo.com/atom/25853 (or actually from the original files from the UK National Archives on Flickr. There are four separate sheets starting here.)

It is amazing what high-resolution photos were made in the 1870's.

I have annotated this photo and identified some buildings. However, I'm not 100% sure, and many buildings are unknown to. <Read more ...>

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Hotz collection: Hong Kong, Central Praya, ca. 1870

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2019-05-12 04:40

Charles Gesner van der Voort's (1916-1991) employer, Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), was founded by several people, including Albert Hotz, through Hotz, s'Jacob & Co (Albertus Paulus Hermanus Hotz, born in Rotterdam in 1855, died in Italy in 1930). <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1870

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Hotz collection: Hong Kong Public Gardens, ca. 1870

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2019-05-12 04:39

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1870

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Bowrington praya hong kong

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2019-03-13 22:26

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1901

Tags:

Jardine Matheson

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1962 Wanchai waterfront

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2018-12-30 01:30

This one shows two ferry piers, probably one on Stuart and one on Tonnochy Streets. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1962

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1850/60's Praya Reclamation - Buildings along the new shoreline

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2018-04-16 21:18

The extent of the 1850/60's Praya Reclamation is shown in https://gwulo.com/node/40695.

There it says: <Read more ...>

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1937 Typhoon damage

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2016-09-22 22:37

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1937

Places shown in this photo:

Osaka Shosen Kaisha (O.S.K.) Wharf [????-????]

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Praya (waterfront) around 1923

Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2016-07-03 18:23

See http://gwulo.com/atom/16582: P&O building under construction. If it was finished in 1924, I guess this is 1923. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1923

Places shown in this photo:

Blake Pier (1st generation) [1900-1965]

Central Star Ferry Pier (2nd Location, Connaught Rd off Ice House St) [1912-1957]

P&O building (4th generation) [1924-1961]

General Post Office (Connaught Rd / Pedder St site) [1911-1977]

Queen's Building [1899-1961]

Queen's Pier (1st Generation) [1925-1955]

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