No. 10. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. 'When the Troops arrived.' Crowd of troops and civilians in front of the bell tower. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
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View in the Legation compound, showing troops and spectators. A somewhat blurred image.
No. 12. The Siege in Peking. In the Mongol Market. Gun Stand for the Italian One-pounder Gun. Group of British Marines. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
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No. 15. The Siege in Peking. Showing the only good building left in the Han-lin-yuan. The others were almost all destroyed by the 'Boxers' in their efforts to burn the Legation buildings. Also showing the outer and inner lines of defence, with a countermine between. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
No. 24. The Siege in Peking. Gateway of the American Legation. Also showing one of the barricades built across Legation Street. The Chinese soldiers had a similar barricade across this street, only about twenty yards beyod this one. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
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No. 33. The Siege in Peking. At the Methodist Compound. Patrol of American Marines returning after having cleared the streets of 'Boxers.' Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
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View looking along a lane towards the American troops.
No. 6. The Siege in Peking. Fortified Bridge on Legation Street, connecting American, British, Dutch, and Russian Legations on the one side, with the French, German, Italian, Japanese, and other Legations on the other side. Always in the line of fire. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
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General view of the bridge from the bank of the canal.
No. 5. The Siege in Peking. Front Tinger in the British Legation. The manager of the Peking Hotel brought all his guests to this place, and here they cooked, ate, and slept throughout the siege. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
No. 7. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. First Secretary's House, showing how it was fortified with bricks and sand bags. Men of the Signal Service on the roof. The house was constantly under fire, and was hit by probably thousands of rifle bullets, besides solid shot and fragments of shells. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
No. 14. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. A section of the outer wall, showing how it was reinforced on the inside with earth, stone, and timbers. When so reinforced, the total thickness was about six or seven feet. No cannon shot ever penetrated one of these fortified walls. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
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