Call Number:

PH-02937

Collection Name:

[Photograph album of Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Kowloon, China]

Creator:

No. of Items:

34 items

Span Dates:

circa 1880-1890s

Description:

Late 19th-century photograph album formerly owned by the antiquarian Edward Alexander Parsons (American, 1878-1962). The album contains 34 albumen prints that primarily depict street scenes, urban architecture, and private residences in Shanghai (24 photographs), Hong Kong (9 photographs), and Kowloon (1 photograph), China. No photographers are credited and the photographs are not dated, but item 959:0013:0008 could not have been taken before 1881 and item 959:0013:0021 was likely taken by William Saunders (British, 1832-1892) in circa 1870-1890. Cataloger-supplied descriptions appear in brackets.

959:0013:0001 -- Shanghai [view of the Bund and the Shanghai Club, a gentlemen's club for British residents];
959:0013:0002 -- The Bund, Shanghai;
959:0013:0003 -- The Bund, Shanghai;
959:0013:0004 -- Public Gardens, Shanghai;
959:0013:0005 -- Shanghai [street scene];
959:0013:0006 -- Shanghai [canal or river scene with boats and buildings including one with a sign reading: 'Y. Ching Chong Ship Chandlers and General Store Keepers'];
959:0013:0007 -- Shanghai [street scene];
959:0013:0008 -- Shanghai [street scene with view of Shanghai water tower that was erected in 1881];
959:0013:0009 -- English Church, Shanghai;
959:0013:0010 -- Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai;
959:0013:0011 -- Theatre, Shanghai;
959:0013:0012 -- Shanghai [street scene];
959:0013:0013 -- Shanghai [ship in dry dock];
959:0013:0014 -- Private Garden, Shanghai;
959:0013:0015 -- River front and opium hulk;
959:0013:0016 -- Mercantile warehouses, Shanghai;
959:0013:0017 -- Shanghai [two josses, or sculptures of dieties];
959:0013:0018 -- Potteries, Shanghai;
959:0013:0019 -- Shanghai [joss, or sculpture of diety];
959:0013:0020 -- Shanghai [possibly a brickworks];
959:0013:0021 -- Temples, Shanghai [The Woo Sing Sing Tea House in Shanghai];
959:0013:0022 -- Peep Show, Shanghai;
959:0013:0023 -- Temples, Shanghai;
959:0013:0024 -- Temple, Shanghai;
959:0013:0025 -- The City of Victoria or Hong Kong;
959:0013:0026 -- Hong Kong from summit of Victoria Peak, 1900 ft high. This is the fourth shipping point in the world;
959:0013:0027 -- Hong Kong. This is an easterly continuation of previous view, looking toward the sea;
959:0013:0028 -- Residences on the island of Hong Kong among the hills back of the City [foldout panorama comprised of two prints];
959:0013:0029 -- Hong Kong Signal Station;
959:0013:0030 -- Hong Kong Russell & Co.'s senior mess;
959:0013:0031 -- Hong Kong Queen's Fountain [caption printed from negative: 'H. Kong. Fountain'];
959:0013:0032 -- Hong Kong [two Asian men carrying a Caucasian man in a litter that is supported by two Asian men];
959:0013:0033 -- Hong Kong Private residence;
959:0013:0034 -- Kow Loon opposite Hong Kong.

Accession No(s):

959:0013:0001-0034

Location(s):

Box 1 (959:0013:0001-0034)
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