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1844 Chinam's Hong
Chinam's Hong

1857 Queen's Road West
Queen's Road West

c.1869 "Hong Kong [?]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869."
"Hong Kong [?]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869."

c.1895 Pottinger Street Looking South
Pottinger Street Looking South

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

c.1895 Hauptstraße (Main Road), Queen´s Road in Hongkong
Hauptstraße (Main Road), Queen´s Road in Hongkong

1896 One of Hong Kong's business streets 1896


1890s the Gap - HMS Vestal Monument - Happy Valley
the Gap - HMS Vestal Monument - Happy Valley

1890s 1890s HK streetscene


1901 Shoulder poles
Shoulder poles

1908 c.1908 Pedder Street
c.1908 Pedder Street

1900s 1900s Pedder Street Clocktower
1900s Pedder Street Clocktower

1900s "Coolies"
"Coolies"

1900s Civil Hospital from Praya
Civil Hospital from Praya

1900s "Queen's Road," the busiest thoroughfare of Hong Kong, China
"Queen's Road," the busiest thoroughfare of Hong Kong, China

1915 1910s Des Voeux Road Central near Ice House Street.
1910s Des Voeux Road Central near Ice House Street.

c.1915 Porters carrying baskets, by a street market outside Queen's College, Hollywood Road
Porters carrying baskets, by a street market outside Queen's College, Hollywood Road

c.1915 Porters carrying wood, outside Belilios Public School, Hollywood Road
Porters carrying wood, outside Belilios Public School, Hollywood Road

1916 1916 Queen's Road Central


1918 1918 Mount Austin (Peak) Road


1910s 1910s Cricket Club & Dockyard
1910s Cricket Club & Dockyard

1910s 1910s De Voeux Rd Central
1910s De Voeux Rd Central

1910s 1910s Cricket Club & Queensway
1910s Cricket Club & Queensway

1910s 1910 "Coolies at Hong Kong"
1910 "Coolies at Hong Kong"

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