Reception room in a mandarin's house [Beijing]. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the interior of Mr Yang's house in Beijing (see also prints 12 and 14), looking towards the window, in front of which a figure is seated.
An inner court in a mandarin's house [Beijing]. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the courtyard towards part of the house belonging to Mr Yang (see also prints 12-13), with plants and a small bridge in the foreground.
The central street, Chinese city of Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking down from the city wall, 'close to the Ching-yang-men, or central gate, between the Chinese and Tartar quarters. It is in a direct line with the centre of the palace, and is the route which the Emperor traverses on his way to the Altar of Heav...
Ansicht einer Wohnung in Makraka. Photographer: Buchta, Richard
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Une habitation à Macraca,' and signed 'R. Buchta.' Genre: Ethnographical Photography View of a group of the large circular thatched huts of a Zande (Makaraka) village in a clearing.
Ansicht eines Abakâ-Gehöftes. Photographer: Buchta, Richard
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Ferme de la tribu Abakâ. Afrique centrale.' Genre: Ethnographical Photography View of a Baka village of thatched huts, with a grain store raised on stilts in the centre of the photograph.