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David Bellis on Warren Swire’s third visit to Hong Kong, 1919-1920
David Bellis runs Gwulo.com, an online community for anyone interested in Hong Kong’s history. It hosts over 20,000 pages of information, including over 10,000 photographs. This is his third exploration of Warren Swire’s photographs of his periodic visits to Hong … Continue reading
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Tagged Hong Kong, Swire, Taikoo, University, Warren Swire
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David Bellis on Warren Swire’s second visit to Hong Kong, 1911-12
In this, the second of a series of blogs, David Bellis explores the photographs taken by G. Warren Swire on his trip to Hong Kong in 1911-12. Because John Swire & Sons was headquartered in London, each year one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged cable car, Circe, Hong Kong, Mount Parker, sanatorium, ship, ship building, Swire, Taikoo, University, Warren Swire
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