Genre: Still Life Photography A small-format instantaneous view of shipping in the Whangpoo river: 'The two little pictures on page 7 [see also print 6], were taken from the Astor House Hotel, Hong-que, Shanghai. The first is looking straight up the river Woosung … It is impossible to say that ...
Hongque Bridge, and H. B. M.'s Consulate [Shanghai]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Instantaneous view from from the Astor House Hotel, 'across the embouchure of the Yang-king-pang creek taking in the British Consulate and the Hong-que bridge.' (p. 6). See also the companion print 5.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking towards the wooden footbridge over the creek and the houses beyond, in the European Settlement at Yokohama: '…Taken from the fence between the English Naval hospital, and the French Barracks. Generally speaking it is crowded with boats, native...
Genre: Landscape Photography View of two Europeans in canoes on the river. The photograph accompanies an account (pp. 6-8 and continued in the following number) of a canoe cruise 'From Tana, up-river, and then via Inosima and Kanasawa to Yokohama,' made on 18-19 June 1870.
Atsungi — Ooyama in the distance. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the river towards the village, with mountains beyond in the distance. A photograph taken during a canoe trip made on 18-19 June 1870 (see note at print 5).