The Diary of Annis H. Strong

This business card belonged to Guccio Gucci, the founder of the now world-renowned Italian fashion house. Annis received it during her visit to Florence in 1929. At the time, Gucci's shop was known for its high-quality leather goods, which he sold not only in Italy...

It seems as though they visited this prison to see the shops where cars were built by prisoners? This would have been an active, functioning prison at the time.

I'm not sure if this is exactly the part of the harbor where their steamer would have docked, but this is a shot of the Manila harbor in roughly the time period they were there.

The young student who sat at the table next to Annis in the dining room was James Oliver Curwood Jr. Son of the famous novelist of the same name, who had died just two years prior. She incorrectly assumed that he was 21, but in January of 1929, he would have just...

Visited by Annis and George while in Hong Kong. Learn more about The Peak Hotel (which closed just 4 years after their visit) at Wikipedia.

For referenceThis is a photo of the Hong Kong Post Office circa 1930, where Annis mailed letters back home. It ceased operations in the 1970's when it was no longer able to meet the postal needs of the citizens. The building was demolished in October 1976.

For reference only - not a passed down imageThis is a watercraft known as a "Junk". Beautiful boat, typical of the area. Imagine a river full of these.