[Mountain village with terraced agriculture, probably in Chilas district.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along a mountain path towards a settlement of stone houses on the hillside, with terraced fields laid out below. A winter scene, with snow on the ground.
From British Concession (E.) to east arsenal over plain occupied by Russians, July 13, 1900, Tientsin, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
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View of the Pei-Ho River and the British settlements in the distance, facing east.
Sacred monastery, Wutai, Shansi. Photographer: William Purdom
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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...
Special sacred monastery, Wutai-shan (the 5 peaked mountains), Shansi. Photographer: William Purdom
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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.