Curious Chinese architecture—typical gateway over a street in the Imperial City, Peking, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
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View of ornamental archways located north of the Forbidden City before approaching the Jing Shan Park.
Wan-Shen-Shan (Hill of Ten Thousand Ages), Summer Palace of the Empress, from island in Lake Kun-Ming-Ho, near Peking, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
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View of the Summer Palace, Longevity Hill, and the Tower of Fragrance (Foxiang Ge) from across the lake.
Grand Porcelain Tower, one of the splendid buildings of the Imperial Summer Palace, near Peking, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
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View of the Tower of Fragrance (Foxiang Ge), Longevity Hill.
Great Wall of China, Koupei kew, S. Mongolia. Photographer: William Purdom
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Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (6)). View looking across the river towards the Great Wall running along the ridge of hills on the far bank. A print from this negative is also held in the Purdom Papers at the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University (ca...
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
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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.