No. 66. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. Foreigners and natives on the tennis court, discussing the situation after the arrival of the relief party. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
No. 67. The Siege in Peking. In the American Legation. Rapid fire Colt gun at the door of the office building. The Chinese gatekeeper taking a card in to the Minister. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
No. 1. The Siege in Peking. British Legation Gateway, with barricades protecting the guards and rapid fire gun. Dry canal in front. The native Christians were quartered across the canal to the right. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
No. 4. The Siege in Peking. Bell Tower, showing the bulletin boards, where all news items and announcements were posted daily. House occupied by United States Minister Conger. Chapel, where seventy Americans ate their meals, and where thirty-five of them slept on the floor and benches for almost two [?months]. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
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. 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. 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. 8. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. Secretary Cockburn's House, with a 'Bomb-proof,' three or four feet deep, in front of it. The earth in the yard was dug up and used to fill sand bags. There was a sentry post on the roof. The inclined way was prepared for the purpose of taking a rapid-fire gun up on to the roof. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
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Inscription: Copyright notice at bottom left of print. View looking across the garden towards the house, where Henry Cockburn (1859-1927), Chinese Secretary to the British Legation 1896-1906, is seated on the verandah with two women.
No. 9. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. 'Fort Cockburn,' with the Nordenfeldt rapid-fire gun and gunner, Sgt. Murphy. Also showing the Fortification Staff. (Beginning on the left of the picture): Rev's Ewing, F. D. Gamewell, Chairman; Killie, Norris, Stonehouse, and Chapin. Six 'Fighting Parsons.' Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
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Inscription: Copyright notice at bottom left of print.