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Container Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1188 Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 1188(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(1)
Title:
Britain's rich market of the orient—Hong Kong, from the harbor. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:
View is taken from the upper deck of a steamer looking southwest with Hong Kong harbour to the left.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1188(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(2)
Title:
Looking across the bay to Kowloon and mainland from Bowen Road, above Hong Kong. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:
Buildings visible in this view include the Union Church (bottom left), the Cable House (left, along the harbour) and the St. John's Protestant Church (right of the tree, along the harbour).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1188(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(3)
Title:
Looking down Chukiang river into houses of the 400,000 boat population. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:
View looking east along the Chukiang or Pearl River at the homes of the boat-dwellers, the Tankia live.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1188(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(4)
Title:
A street of 'flower boats,' places of amusement and debauchery, Canton, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:
View is taken from an upper level of a boat facing north.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1188(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(5)
Title:
Canton, the vast metropolis of China, from the pagoda on the northern wall. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:
View taken from the northern side of the city, facing south-east towards the Canton River.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1188(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(6)
Title:
Panorama northwest from the northern wall of the city, Canton. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1188(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(7)
Title:
Looking into Shappat-po Street, from one of the nightwatch bridges, Canton. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1188(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(8)
Title:
Splendor of Chun-Ka-Chie, ancestral hall of the great Chun family of Canton, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1188(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(9)
Title:
In the Temple of Five Hundred Genii (founded A. D. 500) among its 500 disciples of Buddha [Hualin Temple], Canton. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1188(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1188(10)
Title:
Examination Hall—rows of 12,000 cells, where the Ku-Yan Triennial Examinations are held, Canton. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item