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Postcards & Album - Photographs

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A: 15 China postcards, 11 of Mukden and 4 of people, etc., some tinted B: 70 Japan postcards, people, river scenes, Kyoto, shrines, buildings, some tinted, early 20th c. C: 97 Korea postcards, 63 of people and daily life, 34 of buildings, sites and Seoul, some tinted, early 20th c. D: 12 Philippine Islands postcards, people, scenes, buildings, tinted E: Chinese postcard album, 14" x 11"; black lacquered wood album with dragon on front. Nine pages containing 62 postcards of images of China, early 20th c., black and white and tinted. Chinese style dragon on front is inlay-- a silvery lacquered wood and bordered by an inlay meander pattern which forms a rectangle enclosing the dragon. The contents are as follows: page 1 -- b&w postcard of Victoria Hospital in Hong Kong; b&w card of Chinese boys eating on the hillside in HOng Kong; b&w of St. Joseph's College and view of the peak; b&w of "Chinese Coolies Chow Chow" page 2 -- b&w of the city of Victoria and Victoria Peak; b&w of the botanical gardens in Hong Kong; 2 cards MISSING page 3 -- colored card of "The Astore House" in Shanghai; colored card of a Chinese funeral procession on Queen's Rd. in Hong Kong; colored card of "Union Church" in Hong Kong; colored card of Chinese pagoda in Shanghai. page 4 --colored card of temple in Shanghai; b&w of pagoda in Shanghai; b&w of view of the Bund in Shangahi as seen from the French Twon Twoer, "the principal hotels, banks, clubs, and shipping companies are located on this thoroughfare and it is said to be one of the finest city fronts in the world"; b&w of Boda temple in Shanghai. page 5 -- b&w of public garden in Shanghai; colored card of Hong Kong Harbor and naval yard; colored card of public garden in Hong Kong; colored card of Queen Victoria statue in Hong Kong. page 6 -- colored card of remains of St. Paul's Cathedral in Macao; b&w of public gardens in Macao; b&w of building and garden in Macao; b&w of Porta Carvo, the gate diving Portuguese and Chinese Territory, Macao. page 7 -- colored card of the post office and Macao Hotel on Praya Grande, Macao; b&w of Camoes Grotto, Macao.; 2 cards MISSING page 8 -- colored card of Chinese gentlemen playing the flute, playing chess, drinking, and writing poetry; colored card of Chinese priests in Canton; b&w card of Wa Lum Temple in Canton; b&w of a water clock in Canton. page 9 -- colored card of Chinese procession with long dragon in Hong Kong; colored card of nine story pagoda in Canton; colored card of Tramway Station Peak in Hong Kong; colored card of buildings on hillside in Hong Kong. page 10 -- b&w of the Russian Consulate in Tientsin; b&w of the German Club in Tientsin; b&w of Victoria Park in Teintsin; b&w of view of snow on Victoria Park in Tientsin. page 11 -- b&w of the bell tower in Tientsin; b&w of the fire bell; colored card of rickshaw; 1 card MISSING page 12 -- b&w of elephants carved from stone at Ming Tombs in Nanking; b&w of mastiff's guarding route to MIng Tombs, Nanking; b&w of Canton steamer's wharf in Hong Kong; 1 card MISSING page 13 -- colored card of "Chinaman about to eat a bowl of rice with 10" long chopsticks"; 3 cards MISSING. page 14 -- b&w of MIng Tombs of Emperor Hung-wu (1368-1399), founder of the MIng Dynasty (1368-1644); b&w of city scene in Nanking, rickshaws and buggies are parked outside buildings; b&w of village in Nanking; colored card of cargo junk in Hong Kong. page 15 -- colored card of man leading camel in Peking; colored card of the Forbidden City in Peking; colored card of Legation Street in Peking; colored card of marble bridge at Summer Palace in Peking. page 16 -- colored cad of Ming Tombs, Peking; colored card of man standing in front of staute at the Ming Tombs, Peking; colored card of pagoda near summer palace, Peking; colored card of man standing under tusks of carved elephant. page 17 -- b&w of Wan-Sho-Shan, Peking; colored card of Legation Street in Peking; colored card of horse and cart in Peking; b&w of Korean Imperial Palace in Seoul. page 18 -- b&w of the Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits Ltd, Peking; colored card of Ketteler Mounument, Peking; colored card of men carrying chair, Peking. Condition: front cover and first page have becom separated from rest of pages and back cover. Spine cover is also missing.
Object ID
1990.090