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1. L.R.420.c.10(56)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(56)
Title:
Marble bridge — Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the bridge: 'This very graceful bridge of marble in the Wan Shou Shan Summer Palace passes from the mainland to a little island in the lake. It has seventeen arches, and dates from 1755.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

2. L.R.420.c.10(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(2)
Title:
The Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking over the rooftops of the palace, towards the lake below: 'It will be observed that while in the West a temple or a palace is usually a single structure, in the East it is a collection of separate buildings. Thus the picture gives only a small part o...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

3. L.R.420.c.10(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(46)
Title:
Bronze ox — Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
View of the bronze ox, mounted on a plinth overlooking the lake in the Summer Palace.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

4. L.R.420.c.10(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.420.c.10(49)
Title:
Bridge of the Curved Back — Summer Palace [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of the bridge, with a boat passing beneath: 'This marble bridge is on the K'un Ming Lake of the Summer Palace. The single span is twenty-four feet, and the height of thirty feet under the arch was to allow the Imperial pleasure barge to pass. It has the name Lo...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item

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