1. Photo 1255(32)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1255(32)
- Title:
- No. 8. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. Secretary Cockburn's House, with a 'Bomb-proof,' three or four feet deep, in front of it. The earth in the yard was dug up and used to fill sand bags. There was a sentry post on the roof. The inclined way was prepared for the purpose of taking a rapid-fire gun up on to the roof. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
- Scope & Content:
- Inscription: Copyright notice at bottom left of print. View looking across the garden towards the house, where Henry Cockburn (1859-1927), Chinese Secretary to the British Legation 1896-1906, is seated on the verandah with two women.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1900
- Extent:
- 1 item