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1930s Hawker selling snacks
Hawker selling snacks

1930s Men carrying table(?) on pole
Men carrying table(?) on pole

1930s Man carrying baskets on shoulder pole
Man carrying baskets on shoulder pole

1930s Woman carrying baskets of coal
Woman carrying baskets of coal

1930s Woman carrying large baskets of clay pots from junk
Woman carrying large baskets of clay pots from junk

1930s Woman carrying baskets
Woman carrying baskets

1930s Woman carrying coal
Woman carrying coal

1930s 1930s pottinger street
1930s pottinger street

1930s 1930s Queensway
1930s Queensway

1930s D'Aguilar Street 1930s (3 of 4)
D'Aguilar Street 1930s (3 of 4)

1940 King's Theatre
King's Theatre

1940 King's Theatre
King's Theatre

1941 Central Star Ferry Pier (2nd Location)
Central Star Ferry Pier (2nd Location)

1941 1941 hkg pottinger street 1


1941 King's Building - Nippon Yusen Kaisya Shipping Line
King's Building - Nippon Yusen Kaisya Shipping Line

1941 Pottinger Street
Pottinger Street

1941 Junction of Queen's Road Central and Duddell Street
Junction of Queen's Road Central and Duddell Street

1941 Crossing Des Voeux Road Central
Crossing Des Voeux Road Central

1946 Central_carrying straw.jpeg
Central_carrying straw.jpeg

1947 HK vintage photo with tramcar
HK vintage photo with tramcar

1940s Hong Kong, American evacuees during World War II
Hong Kong, American evacuees during World War II

1940s Hong Kong, family crossing the street
Hong Kong, family crossing the street

1940s Hong Kong, men carrying a load with a yoke
Hong Kong, men carrying a load with a yoke

1940s Hong Kong, men carrying boxes with a yoke
Hong Kong, men carrying boxes with a yoke

1940s Hong Kong, men sitting on the sidewalk
Hong Kong, men sitting on the sidewalk

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