History 历史

Ma;;orca at a time that there were relatively few tourists. Real estate was cheap. Look at the few hotels at the beaches. I suppose they aren’t there anymore. See my other 1050 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

An 8mm film of a journey to Hong Kong and later on to Guangzhou (Canton) in China in 1983. According to a viewer the film changes from Hong Kong to Guangzhou at 5.30.Another viewer added that 4:48 is Kwun Tong and 5:04 is Wo Lok Estate See my other 1050 clips by searching YouTube with […]

An 8mm film of a visit to Guangzhou (Canton) in 1983. Also showing the Yellow river. In the park tai Chi is performed. See my other 1100 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

According to this prewar educational film pygmies hunted and ate monkeys as well as elephants whose tusks they traded. Can one blame them? See my other 1060 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

A silent 8mm amateur film of a flight from France to Tahiti and I surmise the Cook Isles. I’m guessing the date. On a following clip I’ll show the final part of the film on Easter Island. See also my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with https://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelRogge/playlists My website is ‘Man and the Unknown’ […]

From Cook islands to Easter island long ago. The mysterious heads still puzzle archeologists. See my other 1050 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

An 8mm film of cruiseship ss Bayernstein calling on HK. I guess it is in the fifties considering the sedan chair and opium smoker. See my other 1070 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

A kodachrome 8mm film of the British colony in 1950. Cruise ship ss Bayernstein of the Norddeutscher Lloyd called on HK and Singapore from Yokohama. Passengers visited Repulse Bay and Kam Shan monkey hill, Also scenes from Singapore: the racecourse and reservoir. My next clip will give more scenes from Singapore and eventually of the […]

SS.Bayernstein called in 1950 on the beautiful port. Passengers visited the MacRitchie reservoir, Tigerbalm garden. At the marketn one sees a boy carrying a paper house to be burned for the ancestors market before leaving for Europe. See my other 1050 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man […]

ss Bayernstein leaves Singapore and sets sail to Europe through the Suex canal.Thimblerig is played with the children. See my other 1050 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source