The chief of the thieves. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of four beggars: 'In Foochow the city is divided into wards, and within the limits of each ward a head man is appointed, who can count his descent from a line of illustrious beggars, and in him rests the right, which would seem to be, to keep...
Beggars living in a tomb. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of a group of beggars, posed around a doorway: 'The worst class of beggars are the outlaws, who recognize no chief, and who live in holes and hovels about the burial grounds. I made the acquaintance of some of this class, and I have given a p...
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a beggar woman with her two children, the youngest held in her arms: 'The woman shown in the present picture was evidently no professional beggar. She simply presented herself at the doorway of the house where I happened to be lodging; there she waited si...
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Studio portrait of a Japanese beggar, supporting himself with two bamboo sticks and with a placard around his neck.
Prisoner begging at Shangtsi, 31-7-06 Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a Tibetan youth, standing against a backdrop of mountains: 'On the 31st we wandered amidst sandhills nearly 15,000 feet above sea level and emerged at Shangtsi (a little over 14,000 feet), the residence of the Dzongpon of Tsaparang (Chabrang).' ('Progres...