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032-003299888 Collection Area Visual Arts

1. Photo 1182

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1182
Title:
Robert Crisp Hurley, Pictures of Canton (Hongkong: 1904). Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:
Small landscape volume measuring 159 x 233 mm, paper-covered boards, decorated with title and dragon, containing 2 pp. of text (comprising a brief introduction by Hurley and a list of the photographs), followed by 16 views of Canton (Guangzhou), mounted on card one to a page (recto and verso), w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
16 items

2. Photo 1182(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1182(16)
Title:
The Flowery Pagoda [Canton]. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:
General view of the Pagoda.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1182(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1182(14)
Title:
The Great North Gate [Canton]. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:
View looking towards the north gateway of the city wall.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1182(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1182(5)
Title:
The Kui-kui Bridge in the Western Suburb [Canton]. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:
View looking along the canal, crowded with local craft, towards the bridge and buildings beyond.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1182(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1182(15)
Title:
The Five Story Pagoda [Canton]. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:
View looking along the city wall towards the Five Storey Pagoda.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1182(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1182(3)
Title:
View over the city [of Canton] looking east. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:
View looking across rooftops towards a line of pawnshops in the distance.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1182(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1182(4)
Title:
The English Bridge from British Shameen to the city [Canton]. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:
View looking along the canal towards the stone bridge, with local craft moored in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1182(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1182(12)
Title:
The Dragon Gate. Entrance to the Examination Hall [Canton]. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:
Close view of the gateway leading into the Examination Hall.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1182(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1182(10)
Title:
The Flowery Forest Monastery, Temple of the 500 Genii [Canton]. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:
Interior view, looking along the two rows of images.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1182(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1182(6)
Title:
The East Wall with the Fatal Creek [Canton]. (China War 1858-61). Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:
View looking towards the east wall of the city, with the creek in the foreground, the scene of military activity during the war of 1858-60.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 item