Preview of my talks in Glasgow (1 Nov) and Exeter (8 Nov). Links to details and how to book:
- Glasgow - gwulo.com/node/61694
- Exeter - gwulo.com/node/61695
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Unidentified young woman and man on a bridge, Shing Mun Reservoir, Hong Kong, summer 1938
Hutchinson Family Collection
Hn-d154
hpcbristol.net/visual/Hn-d154
#Hongkong #bridge #fashion #asianfashion #fashionhistory #architecture #hongkonghistory #oldhongkong #historyinpictures #香港 #老香港 #歷史 #時髦 #橋
1930s view down Pottinger Street
Learn to spot the little clues that help pin down a photo’s location, then see how we use them to show a century of changes along Pottinger Street:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5avz...
#gwulo #hongkong #oldhongkongphoto #oldhongkong #hongkonghistory #Central #PottingerStreet #Taikwun #ThePottinger
Rickshaw and sedan chair outside Botanical Gardens, Hong Kong, 1890-1900
Oswald, John Collection
Os02-011
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#rickshaw #sedanchair #hongkong #botanicalgardens #gardens #foilage #oldhongkong #hongkonghistory #hkinpictures
This week's video visits 1960 Hong Kong via twenty colour slides. As always, lots of clues to explore, plus a mystery with the Furama Hotel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Md1...
#gwulo #hongkong #oldhongkongphoto #oldhongkong #hongkonghistory #Central #Aberdeen #RepulseBay #CausewayBay #ThePeak
Sampan, Hong Kong
Billie Love Historical Collection
BL05-01
hpcbristol.net/visual/BL05-01
#hongkong #oldhongkong #chinesehistory #historyphotographed #historyinpictures #sampan #hongkonghistory
Onlookers around the wayward torpedo, dubbed the 'Red Herring', Hong Kong, 1932 (1/2)
Hagger, F. Collection
FH01-229
hpcbristol.net
#royalnavy #royalnavyhistory #hongkong #Chinesehistory #oldchina #historyinpicture #facesinhistory #oldhongkong
Something unusual about this rickshaw will help us work out When the photo was taken, and other clues will shed light on the photo’s Who, What, and Where:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLMT...
#gwulo #hongkong #oldhongkongphoto #oldhongkong #hongkonghistory #sedanchair #rickshaw #pottingerstreet
I bought this photo as a cheap & cheerful view of Hong Kong’s old City Hall, but once it arrived and I could take a closer look it’s the fountain that’s the star of the scene.
Full story at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKmN...
#gwulo #hongkong #oldhongkongphoto #oldhongkong #hongkonghistory
Revisit Hong Kong harbour in 1970 via this set of colour slides. It’ll be two more years before the first cross-harbour tunnel opens, so we’ll be travelling by sampan and ferry.
youtu.be/uIVVyqSWFiA
#gwulo #hongkong #oldhongkongphoto #oldhongkong #hongkonghistory #elephant
旺角 香港 1991
#街拍 #hongkong #architecture_hunter
#streetphotohk #buildings
#architecturephotography
#timeouthk #oldhongkong
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赤柱 香港 1991
#streets #streetphoto #streetphotographer #streetphotography #capturestreets #filmphoto #filmphotographer #香港攝影 #香港街拍 #oldhongkong
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It’s a small photo, just 8cm / 3in wide, but there’s enough detail for us to investigate who and what we’re looking at, where and when the photo was taken.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qftx...
#gwulo #hongkong #oldhongkongphoto #oldhongkong #hongkonghistory #elephant
1989 Royal Hong Kong Police Review, featuring the visit of Prince Charles and Princess Diana
#hongkong
#oldhongkong
#RHKP
#皇家香港警察
1953 City Garbage Dump (Kwun Tong) in Hong Kong, with Squatter Huts for Refugees in Foreground
#hongkong
#oldhongkong
