Last month, my daughter Isla spent a few days scanning old photographs so that we could store them on computer. These included pictures from an old album that came from Hong Kong, with black and white pictures that were taken in the 1960s.
A teenage version of me, posing under a bamboo
Most of these old photographs were taken using a little box camera and are not very good but I love them for their nostalgic air of a bygone age.
Looking towards Hong Kong harbour, mid-1960s
While I probably took some of the landscape photographs, I do not know the origin, or the subjects of many of the others.
Portrait of an old man
My favourite picture of all is an old wedding shot showing the bride surrounded by her female relatives and friends, where everyone is aiming for 1960′s high fashion, Hong Kong style! My mother is seated on the far right of the photo.
I love the hairstyles and the big handbags!
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- Buildings with harbour beyond
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- Looking towards Hong Kong harbour, mid-1960s
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- Landscape with islands and a small harbour
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- Portrait of an old man
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- An unknown artist painting a landscape
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- Portrait of the artist as a young woman
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- Old lady with her shopping
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- I love the hairstyles and the big handbags!
I especially love the portrait of the old man
thanks for sharing!
It’s definitely worth the time to scan those old photos, if only to make sure they get shared with the family!