Tuilleries [sic, Paris]. Photographer: Langerock, Henri
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Inscription: Captioned in the negative. Genre: War Photography View from the court in front of the Tuileries, looking towards the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (on the right), and the burnt-out Tuileries Palace beyond.
The Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking over the rooftops of the palace, towards the lake below: 'It will be observed that while in the West a temple or a palace is usually a single structure, in the East it is a collection of separate buildings. Thus the picture gives only a small part o...
Approach to the Pei Hai [Winter Palace, Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across a graceful stone bridge towards the stupa rising on the hillside beyond: 'A bridge called the Yü ho Ch'iao divides the North Sea or Pei Hai from the Middle Sea or Chung Hai of the Winter Palace. From the east end of that bridge a smaller one ...