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11. Photo 1190/1(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1190/1(12)
Title:
Official attendants, Weichang. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (12)). Portrait of two men, standing on either side of a table placed in the entrance porch of a house. On the table stand vases of a flowers and a clock.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
May 1909-Jun 1909
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 1190/1(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1190/1(13)
Title:
Official group, North Weichang. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (13)). Portrait of five men, three senior figures seated, with two younger men standing behind. The group is posed in front of a traditional house.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
May 1909-Jun 1909
Extent:
1 item

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Photo 1190/1(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1190/1(18)
Title:
W.P. [William Purdom] treking [sic] to Wutai shan, Shansi. Laden mules passing through gateway of (Inner) Great Wall. 5 days west of Paoting fu. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (18)). View of Purdom, standing with laden baggage mules in front of the arched gateway in the Great Wall.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Sep 1909
Extent:
1 item

17. 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

18. 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

19. Photo 1190/1(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1190/1(21)
Title:
Tei-pei shan summit, Tsing ling Range, Shensi. Pilgrimages in July. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (21)).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1909-1910
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 1190/1(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1190/1(22)
Title:
Graves of Buddhist priests, Wutai shan, Shansi. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (22)).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1909-1910
Extent:
1 item