Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong
Film ClipsThe Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
2014 | |
People | Rickshaw man | Sedan bearer | Soldier | Farmer | Coolie | Police | Hawker | Boat dweller |
Object | Ocean liner | Signboard | Rickshaw | Bus | Automobile | Sedan chair | Farmland | Cheongsam | Sampan | Marine Police launch | Peak tram | Junk | Pier | Streamer | Tram | Cannon | Motor launch | Wooden cart | Food stall | Market |
Others | Waterpipe smoking | Funeral procession |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Repository | Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong
Film ClipsThe Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Date | 2014 |
People | Rickshaw man | Sedan bearer | Soldier | Farmer | Coolie | Police | Hawker | Boat dweller |
Object | Ocean liner | Signboard | Rickshaw | Bus | Automobile | Sedan chair | Farmland | Cheongsam | Sampan | Marine Police launch | Peak tram | Junk | Pier | Streamer | Tram | Cannon | Motor launch | Wooden cart | Food stall | Market |
Others | Waterpipe smoking | Funeral procession |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Repository | Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong
Film ClipsThe Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Date | 2014 |
Sponsors | Waterpipe smoking | Funeral procession |
Venue | On Lok Yuen | Hong Kong Hotel | Douglas Castle | Victoria Harbour |
People | Rickshaw man | Sedan bearer | Soldier | Farmer | Coolie | Police | Hawker | Boat dweller |
Object | Ocean liner | Signboard | Rickshaw | Bus | Automobile | Sedan chair | Farmland | Cheongsam | Sampan | Marine Police launch | Peak tram | Junk | Pier | Streamer | Tram | Cannon | Motor launch | Wooden cart | Food stall | Market |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Repository | Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
Film Clips
The Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
The Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Date | 2014 |
People | Rickshaw man | Sedan bearer | Soldier | Farmer | Coolie | Police | Hawker | Boat dweller |
Object | Ocean liner | Signboard | Rickshaw | Bus | Automobile | Sedan chair | Farmland | Cheongsam | Sampan | Marine Police launch | Peak tram | Junk | Pier | Streamer | Tram | Cannon | Motor launch | Wooden cart | Food stall | Market |
Others | Waterpipe smoking | Funeral procession |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Repository | Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong
Film ClipsThe Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Date | 2014 |
People | Rickshaw man | Sedan bearer | Soldier | Farmer | Coolie | Police | Hawker | Boat dweller |
Object | Ocean liner | Signboard | Rickshaw | Bus | Automobile | Sedan chair | Farmland | Cheongsam | Sampan | Marine Police launch | Peak tram | Junk | Pier | Streamer | Tram | Cannon | Motor launch | Wooden cart | Food stall | Market |
Others | Waterpipe smoking | Funeral procession |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Repository | Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong
Film ClipsThe Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Release Date | 2014 |
Genre | Documentary | Travelogues |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong
Film ClipsThe Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Date | 2014 |
Production Company | Hong Kong Film Archive | Thomas A. Edison, Inc |
Genre | Documentary | Travelogues |
Colour | B&W |
Language | Silent film | English |
Duration | 19m (approx.) |
Media Type | Film Clip |
Material Type | Video |
People | Rickshaw man | Sedan bearer | Soldier | Farmer | Coolie | Police | Hawker | Boat dweller |
Object | Ocean liner | Signboard | Rickshaw | Bus | Automobile | Sedan chair | Farmland | Cheongsam | Sampan | Marine Police launch | Peak tram | Junk | Pier | Streamer | Tram | Cannon | Motor launch | Wooden cart | Food stall | Market |
Others | Waterpipe smoking | Funeral procession |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Repository | Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong
Film ClipsThe Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Date | 2014 |
Language | Silent film | English |
Duration | 19m (approx.) |
Material Type | Video |
object | Ocean liner | Signboard | Rickshaw | Bus | Automobile | Sedan chair | Farmland | Cheongsam | Sampan | Marine Police launch | Peak tram | Junk | Pier | Streamer | Tram | Cannon | Motor launch | Wooden cart | Food stall | Market |
People | Rickshaw man | Sedan bearer | Soldier | Farmer | Coolie | Police | Hawker | Boat dweller |
others | Waterpipe smoking | Funeral procession |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Repository | Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong
Film ClipsThe Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Date | 2014 |
People | Rickshaw man | Sedan bearer | Soldier | Farmer | Coolie | Police | Hawker | Boat dweller |
object | Ocean liner | Signboard | Rickshaw | Bus | Automobile | Sedan chair | Farmland | Cheongsam | Sampan | Marine Police launch | Peak tram | Junk | Pier | Streamer | Tram | Cannon | Motor launch | Wooden cart | Food stall | Market |
others | Waterpipe smoking | Funeral procession |
Language | Silent film | English |
Duration | 19m (approx.) |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Repository | Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong
Film ClipsThe Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Date | 2014 |
People | Rickshaw man | Sedan bearer | Soldier | Farmer | Coolie | Police | Hawker | Boat dweller |
Object | Ocean liner | Signboard | Rickshaw | Bus | Automobile | Sedan chair | Farmland | Cheongsam | Sampan | Marine Police launch | Peak tram | Junk | Pier | Streamer | Tram | Cannon | Motor launch | Wooden cart | Food stall | Market |
Others | Waterpipe smoking | Funeral procession |
Language | Silent film | English |
Duration | 19m (approx.) |
Production Company | Hong Kong Film Archive | Thomas A. Edison, Inc |
Genre | Documentary | Travelogues |
Media Type | Film Clip |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Repository | Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong
Film ClipsThe Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Date | 2014 |
People | Rickshaw man | Sedan bearer | Soldier | Farmer | Coolie | Police | Hawker | Boat dweller |
Object | Ocean liner | Signboard | Rickshaw | Bus | Automobile | Sedan chair | Farmland | Cheongsam | Sampan | Marine Police launch | Peak tram | Junk | Pier | Streamer | Tram | Cannon | Motor launch | Wooden cart | Food stall | Market |
Others | Waterpipe smoking | Funeral procession |
Language | Silent film | English |
Duration | 19m (approx.) |
Production Company | Hong Kong Film Archive | Thomas A. Edison, Inc |
Genre | Documentary | Travelogues |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Repository | Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
Early Motion Pictures of Hong Kong
Film ClipsThe Edison Shorts (1898); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Charles Gilbert Collection: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing (1928); Courtesy of Northeast Historic Film
Hong Kong: Gateway to China (1938); Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hong Kong Sceneries (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Pre-war Images of Hong Kong (1930s); Courtesy of Ms. Dolores Wang
Date | 2014 |
People | Rickshaw man | Sedan bearer | Soldier | Farmer | Coolie | Police | Hawker | Boat dweller |
Object | Ocean liner | Signboard | Rickshaw | Bus | Automobile | Sedan chair | Farmland | Cheongsam | Sampan | Marine Police launch | Peak tram | Junk | Pier | Streamer | Tram | Cannon | Motor launch | Wooden cart | Food stall | Market |
Others | Waterpipe smoking | Funeral procession |
Language | Silent film | English |
Duration | 19m (approx.) |
Production Company | Hong Kong Film Archive | Thomas A. Edison, Inc |
Genre | Documentary | Travelogues |
Material Type | Video |
Collection | Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive |
Repository | Hong Kong Film Archive |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive |
Accession No. | lcs-ecin-0103 |
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