Month: April 2019

Black and white image of stone bridge in Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Soochow’. 

Black and white image of stone bridge leading to a house with sampan in the water. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.

Black and white image of two stone bridges in Suzhou. Labelled as ‘N. Soochow’.

Black and white image of river with sampans and scattered houses in Hangzhou. Labelled as ‘Hangchow’. 

Black and white image of three pagodas in Hangzhou. Labelled as ‘SE HWO, Pagodas Hangchow’.

Black and white image of a pavilion in a garden in Jiading. Labelled as ’20 Miles from Shanghai, Kading’.

Black and white image of river with sampans, bridges, and houses in Ningbo. Labelled as ‘Ningpo’. 

Black and white image of sampan with two passengers. Labelled as ‘Sampan (?)’.

Black and white image of foot boat with one passenger. Labelled as ‘Foot Boat’.

Black and white studio portrait of a seated woman. Labelled as ‘Cantonese’. 

Black and white image of cathedral in China. Labelled as ‘Cathedral’.

Black and white image of the Longhua Pagoda in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Loonghwo Pagoda’. 

Black and white studio portrait of two male and two female opium smokers. Labelled as ‘Opium Smokers’.

Black and white studio portrait of two opium smokers. Labelled as ‘Opium’.

Black and white image of a busy shopping street. Labelled as ‘Canton Road’.

Black and white view of Honan Road or what is now known as Henan Road, Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Honan Road’. 

Black and white studio portrait of a seated Mandarin and his wife. Labelled as ‘Mandarin & Wife’.

Black and white view of a front of a building with benches on the grass outside. Labelled as ‘YangtszePoo Road’. 

Black and white view of creek in Suzhou with houses and sampans. Labelled as ‘Way Wong Doo, Soochow Creek’.

Black and white view of the arsenal in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Arsenal, Shanghai’.

Black and white view of cotton spinners in the Shanghai district of Xujiahui, or Ziccawei (Zikawei) in Shanghainese. Labelled as…

Black and white view of silk filature operations in China. Labelled as ‘Silk Filature’.

Black and white view of crowd gathered to watch an execution. Corresponding image on University of Bristol ‘Historical Photographs of…

Black and white image of two men in a cangue, China. Corresponding image on University of Bristol ‘Historical Photographs of…

Black and white image of three women in a cangue, China. Corresponding image on University of Bristol ‘Historical Photographs of…

Black and white image of court proceedings, Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Shanghai City Yamen’. 

Black and white image of Chinese court proceedings. Labelled as ‘Chinese Court’.

Black and white image of tea house garden in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Shanghai’. 

Black and white image of building and people walking around. Labelled as ‘Shanghai City’.

Black and white image of the Old Northern Gate. Labelled as ‘Old North Gate’.

Black and white aerial view of the Bund in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Bund’.

Black and white aerial view of the Bund in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Bund’.

Black and white image of the Bund in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Bund’.

Black and white image of silk filature operation in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Filature, Shanghai’.

Black and white image of an old walled gateway in China. Labelled as ‘West Gate’.

Black and white image of the inside of a courtroom with both Chinese and Western men. Labelled as ‘Mixed Court’.

Black and white close-up image of shops on Nanjing Road, Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Nanking Road’. 

Black and white view of street scene next to Yang Jin Bang creek in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Yang King Pang’.

Black and white view of Fuzhou Road, Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Foochow Rd., Shanghai’.

Black and white image of a man pushing a wheelbarrow with a man as a passenger and a pig strapped…

Black and white image of a promenade with benches and a bridge in the background. Labelled as ‘Garden Bridge’.

Black and white image of sampans in water with buildings in the background. Labelled as ‘Sampans’. 

Black and white image of carpenters at work. Labelled as ‘Carpenter’. 

Black and white studio portrait of male gamblers. Labelled as ‘Gamblers’.

Black and white image of two barbers and their clients. Corresponding image on University of Bristol ‘Historical Photographs of China’…

Black and white studio portrait of three men; two are wearing straw raincoats, China.  Some sources have 1870 as the…

Black and white image of men packing tea. Labelled as ‘Packing Tea’.

Black and white image of men and their rattan shields. Labelled as ‘Rattan Shields’. 

Black and white aerial view of a promenade with a bridge to the side of the image and buildings in…