Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| people | Coolie |
| Poem | 俗謂行船勝泊灣 辛勞竟日為三餐 一般市況呈平淡 百業商場現困難 畫夜奔馳多涕淚 晨昏忐忑乏歡顏 人窮不墮青雲志 逆境生涯力挽瀾 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
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Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Poem | 俗謂行船勝泊灣 辛勞竟日為三餐 一般市況呈平淡 百業商場現困難 畫夜奔馳多涕淚 晨昏忐忑乏歡顏 人窮不墮青雲志 逆境生涯力挽瀾 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Poem | 俗謂行船勝泊灣 辛勞竟日為三餐 一般市況呈平淡 百業商場現困難 畫夜奔馳多涕淚 晨昏忐忑乏歡顏 人窮不墮青雲志 逆境生涯力挽瀾 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
location
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Poem | 俗謂行船勝泊灣 辛勞竟日為三餐 一般市況呈平淡 百業商場現困難 畫夜奔馳多涕淚 晨昏忐忑乏歡顏 人窮不墮青雲志 逆境生涯力挽瀾 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Venue | Hong Kong Island|Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Poem | 俗謂行船勝泊灣 辛勞竟日為三餐 一般市況呈平淡 百業商場現困難 畫夜奔馳多涕淚 晨昏忐忑乏歡顏 人窮不墮青雲志 逆境生涯力挽瀾 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Poem | 俗謂行船勝泊灣 辛勞竟日為三餐 一般市況呈平淡 百業商場現困難 畫夜奔馳多涕淚 晨昏忐忑乏歡顏 人窮不墮青雲志 逆境生涯力挽瀾 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Poem | 俗謂行船勝泊灣 辛勞竟日為三餐 一般市況呈平淡 百業商場現困難 畫夜奔馳多涕淚 晨昏忐忑乏歡顏 人窮不墮青雲志 逆境生涯力挽瀾 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
location
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date of Death | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Poem | 俗謂行船勝泊灣 辛勞竟日為三餐 一般市況呈平淡 百業商場現困難 畫夜奔馳多涕淚 晨昏忐忑乏歡顏 人窮不墮青雲志 逆境生涯力挽瀾 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Material Type | Image |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
location
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Poem | 俗謂行船勝泊灣 辛勞竟日為三餐 一般市況呈平淡 百業商場現困難 畫夜奔馳多涕淚 晨昏忐忑乏歡顏 人窮不墮青雲志 逆境生涯力挽瀾 |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
location
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
location
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
location
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
location
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
location
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
location
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
location
Other photos
Busy with making a living
Coolies on the streets. In the pre-1960s, at warehouses, wharfs, factories and large organizations one often saw groups of “coolies”, with “coolie leaders” acting as agents to work at designated places on a fixed day salary. Bamboo sticks and hemp ropes were hung at sign posts or lamp posts for identification purposes.
| Date | 1950s |
| Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Sai Ying Pun |
| People | Coolie |
| Material Type | Image |
| Collection | Ho Sau: Poetic Photography of Daily Life |
| Source | Courtesy of Ho Sau; Also published in Ho Sau. 2006. Age to Reflection: Photos and Poems by Ho Sau. Hong Kong: Wonderful Design and Productions , pp. 20-21. |
| Repository | Ho Sau |
| Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Ho Sau |
| Accession No. | ho3_014 |
location
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