Pa-taling. The Northern Gateway. Through which the Kalgan Kiatea Caravan Road Passes to Mongolia, Thibet, Chinese Turkestan and Dzungaria [The Great Wall of China] [The Chinese Government Railways. Fengtai-Kalgan].
The Construction of the Great Wall was begun by the Emperor Chin-shih-hwang-ti in the year 200 B.C. it is 27 feet in height and 30 feet in width, and it extends from Shan-hai-kuan to Su-choo. A distance of 2500 Miles Pa-taling. The Northern Gateway. Through which the Kalgan Kiatea Caravan Road Passes to Mongolia, Thibet, Chinese Turkestan and Dzungaria [The Great Wall of China].
[Fern and flowers in the brick wall]. Photographer(s): Llewelyn, John Dillwyn (1810-1882)
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View of ferns and flowers growing out of an old brick wall. Salted paper print, loss of highlight detail in rocks; fading and yellowing from left, lower, and right edges.
High Force. Yorkshire on the Tees. Photographer(s): Llewelyn, John Dillwyn (1810-1882)
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View of a waterfall and the River Tees, Teesdale, Durham, England. Image taken from the Inn. Salted paper print from collodion negative; cropped into oval shape; print sepia tone; faded from upper edge; further fading and yellowing Inscription in ink beneath print: 'High Force. Yorkshire on the...