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1. Neg 1112/7(1231)

Reference (shelfmark):
Neg 1112/7(1231)
Title:
Trip from Peking to Kalgan [Zhangjiakou]. Hsi Che Men Station. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
View looking along the platform towards station buildings, with a train drawn up on the left. Duplicate safety film negative only, no print.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1190/1(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1190/1(9)
Title:
Official residence, North Weichang, South Mongolia. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (9)). View from a hillside looking down onto wooden buildings inside a rectangular fence in the valley below. With additional pencilled note (referring to the fence) on negative envelope: Spiked birch palisading [sic].
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
May 1909-Jun 1909
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1190/1(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1190/1(14)
Title:
Woman in Weichang, goitred throat. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (14)). Portrait of a Chinese woman with a large goitre hanging from her throat, standing in the doorway of a thatched mud house. See also print 15, taken on the same occasion.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1909
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1190/1(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1190/1(15)
Title:
Woman in Weichang, goitred throat. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (15)). Portrait of a Chinese woman with a large goitre hanging from her throat, standing in the doorway of a thatched mud house. A print from this negative can also be found in the Purdom Papers at the Arnold Arboretum,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1909
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1190/1(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1190/1(16)
Title:
W.P. [William Purdom] with village folk, Weichang, Southern Mongolia, after recovery from blood poisoning in arm. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (16)). Portrait, with Purdom (in western dress) seated in the centre of a group of five Chinese, in front of house (wall painting in background).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
May 1909-Jun 1909
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1190/1(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1190/1(19)
Title:
Sacred monastery, Wutai, Shansi. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (19)). View from an elevated position, looking across the rooftops to a white chorten (stupa). With additional note pencilled on negative envelope: White chorton, i.e. ward of [sic] evil influence sometimes contains ash...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Sep 1909
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1190/1(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1190/1(20)
Title:
Special sacred monastery, Wutai-shan (the 5 peaked mountains), Shansi. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (20)). View looking over the village, with the monastery running along the ridge in the foreground and the great white chorten (stupa) beyond. See print 19 for a closer view of the chorten, taken from the monastery hill.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Sep 1909
Extent:
1 item

8. PP.3803.bha, 1/24(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
PP.3803.bha, 1/24(3)
Title:
At Nagasaki. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View across the rooftops of the foreign settlement at Nagasaki, with the harbour in the distance. The English Church can be seen on the hillside in the centre background.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item