Tag Archives: Warren Swire

The sinking of the Chusan

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Helena F. S. Lopes

There are several photographs of disasters, including some of shipwrecks, on the Historical Photographs of China site. A collection we are in the midst of readying for publication includes several that show the aftermath of the disaster that befell the … Continue reading →

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David Bellis on Warren Swire’s third visit to Hong Kong, 1919-1920

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Guest

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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David Bellis on Warren Swire’s second visit to Hong Kong, 1911-12

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Jamie Carstairs

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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