Film & Photography
[Glass Slide.01/(098)] Ming City Wall Ruins, Beijing
Black and white image of the Beijing Ming City Wall Ruins. Labelled as ‘City Wall, Pekin’.
[Glass Slide.01/(099)] Beisi Pagoda, Suzhou
Black and white image of the Beisi Pagoda in Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Pagoda, Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(100)] Henan Road, Shanghai
Black and white view of Honan Road or what is now known as Henan Road, Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Honan Road’.
[Glass slide.01/(101)] Temple, Shanghai
Black and white view of front of a temple in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘TeeFee Koong, Shanghai’.
[Glass Slide.01/(102)] Village Houses, Suzhou
Black and white view of village houses across water in Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(103)] Beihai Park, Beijing
Black and white view of Beihai Park in Beijing. Labelled as ‘Peking, Imperial Garden’.
[Glass Slide.01/(104)] White Pagoda, Beihai Park, Beijing
Black and white view of the white pagoda in Beihai Park, Beijing. Labelled as ‘Yuen Ming Yuen’.
[Glass Slide.01/(105] Houses, Nanjing
Black and white view of houses along waterway in Nanjing. Labelled as ‘Nanking’.
[Glass Slide.01/(106)] Rice Fields, China
Black and white view of rice fields in China. Labelled as ‘Foong Wang Say, Rice Fields’.
[Glass Slide.01/(107)] Street Sellers, China
Black and white view of street sellers in China. At the very bottom in small writing, photographer’s studio name (?):…
[Glass Slide.01/(108)] Street View, China
Black and white view of colonial style street, China. Labelled as ‘Garden Bridge’.
[Glass Slide.01/(109)] Golden Island, Jiangsu
Black and white view of Golden Island pagoda in Zhenjiang (formerly known as Chinkiang) in Jiangsu. Corresponding image on University…
[Glass Slide.01/(110)] Golden Island, Jiangsu
Black and white view of Golden Island in Zhenjiang (formerly known as Chinkiang) in Jiangsu. Labelled as ‘Chinkiang’.
[Glass Slide.01/(111)] Golden Island, Jiangsu
Black and white view of Golden Island pagoda in Zhenjiang (formerly known as Chinkiang) in Jiangsu. Labelled as ‘Chinkiang’.
[Glass Slide.01/(112)] Golden Island, Jiangsu
Black and white view of Golden Island in Zhenjiang (formerly known as Chinkiang) in Jiangsu. Rooftops in the foreground, pagoda…
[Glass Slide.01/(113)] Golden Island, Jiangsu
Black and white view of outside of temple in Zhenjiang (formerly known as Chinkiang) in Jiangsu. Labelled as ‘Chinkiang’.
[Glass Slide.01/(114)] Golden Island, Jiangsu
Black and white view of Golden Island pagoda in Zhenjiang (formerly known as Chinkiang) in Jiangsu with sampans in the…
[Glass Slide.01/(115)] Temple, Jiangsu
Black and white view of temple grounds in Zhenjiang (formerly known as Chinkiang) in Jiangsu. Labelled as ‘Temple, Chinkiang’.
[Glass Slide.01/(116)] Temple, Jiangsu
Black and white view of the front gate of a temple in Zhenjiang (formerly known as Chinkiang) in Jiangsu. Labelled…
[Glass Slide.01/(117)] Ming Tombs, Nanjing
Black and white view of stone soldiers at the Ming Tombs in Nanjing. Corresponding image on University of Bristol ‘Historical…
[Glass Slide.01/(118)] Confucian Temple, Nanjing
Black and white view of a Confucian Temple across a lake in Nanjing. Labelled as ‘Nanking, Confucian Temple’.
[Glass Slide.01/(119)] Confucian Temple, Nanjing
Black and white view of a Confucian Temple across a lake in Nanjing. Labelled as ‘Nanking, Confucian Temple’.
[Glass Slide.01/(120)] Temple, Wuhu
Black and white view of gates leading into a temple in Wuhu. Labelled as ‘Tee Fee Koong, Wuhu’.
[Glass Slide.01/(121)] Soldiers, Nanjing
Black and white view of the back of Chinese soldiers. Labelled as ‘Soldiers, Nanking’.
[Glass Slide.01/(122)] Yellow Crane Tower, Wuhan
Black and white view of the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan. Labelled as ‘Wuchang’.
[Glass Slide.01/(123)] Wuhu, China
Black and white landscape view with Wuhu County in the background. Labelled as ‘Wuhu’.
[Glass Slide.01/(124)] Little Orphan Island, Anqing
Black and white view of Little Orphan Island on the Yangtze river, Anqing, Anhui province. Corresponding image on University of…
[Glass Slide.01/(125)] Beijing, China
Black and white bird’s eye view of Bejing. Labelled as ‘Peking’.
[Glass Slide.01/(126)] Seated Official, China
Black and white studio portrait of a seated official. Possibly Li Hongzhang (?) Labelled as ‘Ching Ki Cha, Minister 4…
[Glass Slide.01/(127)] Prince Chun & Henry Pu-Yi
Black and white studio portrait of Prince Chun, the Regent, with baby Pu-Yi (the last Emperor of China) on his…
[Glass Slide.01/(128)] Foreign Minister Tseng, Prince Chun, Li Hongzhang
Black and white studio portrait of Foreign Minister Tseng, Prince Chun, and Li Hongzhang. Labelled as ‘Cho Chung Tong, P….
[Glass Slide.01/(129)] Seated Official, China
Black and white studio portrait of seated official, China. Labelled as ‘Hu Lo, Foochow Manchu Cenera (?)’.
[Glass Slide.01/(130)] Li Hongzhang
Black and white studio portrait of Li Hongzhang. Labelled as ‘Li Hong Chang’.
[Glass Slide.01/(131)] Ancient Observatory, Beijing
Black and white view of the Ancient Observatory in Beijing. Labelled as ‘Pekin’.
[Glass Slide.01/(132)] Gathered Crowd of People, China
Black and white view of a gathered crowd of Chinese people. Corresponding photograph can be found at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; labelled…
[Glass Slide.01/(133)] Cobblers, China
Black and white view of Chinese cobblers at work. Labelled as ‘Cobblers’.
[Glass Slide.01/(134)] Fortune Tellers, China
Black and white view of three Chinese men described as ‘fortune tellers’. Labelled as ‘Fortune Tellers’.
[Glass Slide.01/(135)] Street Seller, China
Black and white studio portrait of a street seller. Some sources have labelled this photograph as ‘fruit seller’. Labelled as…
[Glass Slide.01/(136)] Irrigation, China
Black and white image of two Chinese men irrigating the land. Labelled as ‘Irrigation’.
[Glass Slide.01/(137)] Irrigation, China
Black and white image of two Chinese workers and a water buffalo. Labelled as ‘Irrigation’.
[Glass Slide.01/(138)] Foot Binding, China
Black and white studio portrait of a young girl with bound feet. Corresponding image on University of Bristol ‘Historical Photographs…
[Glass Slide.01/(139)] Wheelbarrow as Transport, China
Black and white image of a man with two ladies as passengers on a wheelbarrow. Corresponding image on ‘Picture This’…
[Glass Slide.01/(140)] Chinese Women, Suzhou
Black and white studio portrait of six Chinese women. Corresponding photograph at Rijksmuseum; labelled as ‘Group portrait with Courtesans, Anonymous,…
[Glass Slide.01/(141)] Landscape, Suzhou
Black and white landscape image of Suzhou with pagoda in the background. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(142)] Pagoda, Suzhou
Black and white image of pagoda in Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(143)] Dockside, Suzhou
Black and white image of dockside with sampans in the water, Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(144)] View of Buildings, Suzhou
Black and white image of unidentified buildings across water in Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(145)] Water Gate, Suzhou
Black and white image of water gate in Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(146)] Landscape, Suzhou
Black and white image of landscape in Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(147)] City Wall, Suzhou
Black and white image of city wall in Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(148)] Landscape, Suzhou
Black and white image of building and landscape taken from across the water, Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(149)] Fishing Nets, Suzhou
Black and white image of fishing nets with wooden bridge and buildings in the background, Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(150)] Suzhou, China
Black and white image of Suzhou taken from across the water. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(151)] Bridge, Suzhou
Black and white image of stone bridge in Suzhou. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(152)] Architecture, Suzhou
Black and white image of stone bridge leading to a house with sampan in the water. Labelled as ‘Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(153)] Bridges, Suzhou
Black and white image of two stone bridges in Suzhou. Labelled as ‘N. Soochow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(154)] River with Sampans, Hangzhou
Black and white image of river with sampans and scattered houses in Hangzhou. Labelled as ‘Hangchow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(155)] Pagodas, Hangzhou
Black and white image of three pagodas in Hangzhou. Labelled as ‘SE HWO, Pagodas Hangchow’.
[Glass Slide.01/(156)] Garden, Jiading
Black and white image of a pavilion in a garden in Jiading. Labelled as ’20 Miles from Shanghai, Kading’.
[Glass Slide.01/(157)] River Scene, Ningbo
Black and white image of river with sampans, bridges, and houses in Ningbo. Labelled as ‘Ningpo’.
[Glass Slide.01/(158)] Sampan, China
Black and white image of sampan with two passengers. Labelled as ‘Sampan (?)’.
[Glass Slide.01/(159)] Foot Boat, China
Black and white image of foot boat with one passenger. Labelled as ‘Foot Boat’.
[Glass Slide.01/(160)] Cantonese Woman, China
Black and white studio portrait of a seated woman. Labelled as ‘Cantonese’.
[Glass Slide.01/(161)] Cathedral, China
Black and white image of cathedral in China. Labelled as ‘Cathedral’.
[Glass Slide.01/(162] Longhua Pagoda, Shanghai
Black and white image of the Longhua Pagoda in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Loonghwo Pagoda’.
[Glass Slide.01/(163)] Opium Smokers, China
Black and white studio portrait of two male and two female opium smokers. Labelled as ‘Opium Smokers’.
[Glass Slide.01/(164)] Opium Smokers, China
Black and white studio portrait of two opium smokers. Labelled as ‘Opium’.
[Glass Slide.01/(165)] Canton Road, China
Black and white image of a busy shopping street. Labelled as ‘Canton Road’.
[Glass Slide.01/(166)] Henan Road, Shanghai
Black and white view of Honan Road or what is now known as Henan Road, Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Honan Road’.
[Glass Slide.01/(167)] Mandarin & Wife, China
Black and white studio portrait of a seated Mandarin and his wife. Labelled as ‘Mandarin & Wife’.
[Glass Slide.01/(168)] Front Building, China
Black and white view of a front of a building with benches on the grass outside. Labelled as ‘YangtszePoo Road’.
[Glass Slide.01/(169)] Creek, Suzhou
Black and white view of creek in Suzhou with houses and sampans. Labelled as ‘Way Wong Doo, Soochow Creek’.
[Glass Slide.01/(170)] Arsenal, Shanghai
Black and white view of the arsenal in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Arsenal, Shanghai’.
[Glass Slide.01/(171)] Cotton Spinning, Shanghai
Black and white view of cotton spinners in the Shanghai district of Xujiahui, or Ziccawei (Zikawei) in Shanghainese. Labelled as…
[Glass Slide.01/(172)] Silk Filature, China
Black and white view of silk filature operations in China. Labelled as ‘Silk Filature’.
[Glass Slide.01/(173)] Execution, China
Black and white view of crowd gathered to watch an execution. Corresponding image on University of Bristol ‘Historical Photographs of…
[Glass Slide.01/(174)] Cangue, China
Black and white image of two men in a cangue, China. Corresponding image on University of Bristol ‘Historical Photographs of…
[Glass Slide.01/(175)] Cangue, China
Black and white image of three women in a cangue, China. Corresponding image on University of Bristol ‘Historical Photographs of…
[Glass Slide.01/(176)] Chinese Court, Shanghai
Black and white image of court proceedings, Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Shanghai City Yamen’.
[Glass Slide.01/(177)] Chinese Court, China
Black and white image of Chinese court proceedings. Labelled as ‘Chinese Court’.
[Glass Slide.01/(178)] Pavilions, Shanghai
Black and white image of tea house garden in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Shanghai’.
[Glass Slide.01/(179)] Street Scene, Shanghai
Black and white image of building and people walking around. Labelled as ‘Shanghai City’.
[Glass Slide.01/(180)] Old Northern Gate, China
Black and white image of the Old Northern Gate. Labelled as ‘Old North Gate’.
[Glass Slide.01/(181)] The Bund, Shanghai
Black and white aerial view of the Bund in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Bund’.
[Glass Slide.01/(182)] The Bund, Shanghai
Black and white aerial view of the Bund in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Bund’.
[Glass Slide.01/(183)] The Bund, Shanghai
Black and white image of the Bund in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Bund’.
[Glass Slide.01/(184)] Silk Filature, Shanghai
Black and white image of silk filature operation in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Filature, Shanghai’.
[Glass Slide.01/(185)] West Gate, China
Black and white image of an old walled gateway in China. Labelled as ‘West Gate’.
[Glass Slide.01/(186)] Mixed Court, China
Black and white image of the inside of a courtroom with both Chinese and Western men. Labelled as ‘Mixed Court’.
[Glass slide.01/(187)] Nanjing Road, Shanghai
Black and white close-up image of shops on Nanjing Road, Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Nanking Road’.
[Glass Slide.01/(188)] Yang Jin Bang Creek, Shanghai
Black and white view of street scene next to Yang Jin Bang creek in Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Yang King Pang’.
[Glass Slide.01/(189)] Fuzhou Road, Shanghai
Black and white view of Fuzhou Road, Shanghai. Labelled as ‘Foochow Rd., Shanghai’.
[Glass Slide.01/(190)] Wheelbarrow as Transport, China
Black and white image of a man pushing a wheelbarrow with a man as a passenger and a pig strapped…
[Glass Slide.01/(191)] Promenade, China
Black and white image of a promenade with benches and a bridge in the background. Labelled as ‘Garden Bridge’.
[Glass Slide.01/(192)] Sampans, China
Black and white image of sampans in water with buildings in the background. Labelled as ‘Sampans’.
[Glass Slide.01/(193)] Carpenters, China
Black and white image of carpenters at work. Labelled as ‘Carpenter’.
[Glass Slide.01/(194)] Gamblers, China
Black and white studio portrait of male gamblers. Labelled as ‘Gamblers’.
[Glass Slide.01/(195)] Barbers, China
Black and white image of two barbers and their clients. Corresponding image on University of Bristol ‘Historical Photographs of China’…
[Glass Slide.01/(196)] Straw Raincoats, China
Black and white studio portrait of three men; two are wearing straw raincoats, China. Some sources have 1870 as the…
[Glass Slide.01/(197)] Packing Tea, China
Black and white image of men packing tea. Labelled as ‘Packing Tea’.