Research Catalog

Views of China, Tibet, Hong Kong and Macao

Title
Views of China, Tibet, Hong Kong and Macao [graphic].
Publication
1900?-1915?

Details

Description
  • 6 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w; 13 x 18 cm. or smaller.
  • 21 postcards : halftone photomechanical prints, some col. ;
Summary
Views of China: street scene in Beijing; Pai-Lo Summer Palace; the Winter Palace, Confucius Temple; views on the West Lake, Hangchow, including the Bridge of Quietness, a teahouse, tablet written by Emperor Kien Lung, fishing lodge of Su, a public garden, Gen. Yo Fei's Tomb and the "Thunder-peak" pagoda; views in Canton including Chau Temple, Hoi Chong temple, an interior view of the Temple of 500 Genies, the town with pagoda; the White Deer College, Lushan, Kiangse; passage way and stone tigers leading to "Thirteen Mausoleums," Chihli; unidentified gates, pagodas and temples; pedestrians on Queen's Road, Hong Kong; an unidentified Tibetan temple or monastery; street and market scenes, Macao
Subject
  • Qianlong, Emperor of China, 1711-1799
  • Bridges > China
  • Castles & palaces > China
  • Fishing lodges
  • Gardens > China
  • Interior architecture > China
  • Pagodas > China
  • Sculpture > China
  • Streets > China > Hong Kong
  • Streets > China > Macau (Special Administrative Region)
  • Streets > China > Beijing
  • Teahouses
  • Tombs & sepruchral monuments > China
  • Temples > China > Guangzhou
  • Temples > China > Beijing
  • Temples > China > Tibet
  • Hebei Sheng (China)
  • Macau (China)
  • West Lake (China)
Genre/Form
  • Halftone photomechanical prints.
  • Postcards.
  • Photographic prints.
  • Silver gelatin prints.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • 5 of the photographs have pencil camptions on verso; 1 has caption in negative.
  • Postcards are published by Chinese Government Railway, Tientsin-Pukow Line; Lau Pong Kee, Hong Kong; Commercial Press Ltd., Shanghai; Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store, Hong Kong.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Provenance (note)
  • Theatre Collection transfer, 1984.
Call Number
MFY 93-6271
OCLC
NYPG93-F221
Title
Views of China, Tibet, Hong Kong and Macao [graphic].
Imprint
1900?-1915?
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.
Provenance
Theatre Collection transfer, 1984.
Research Call Number
MFY 93-6271
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