Family of the lower class 'chowing,' in their home, partially destroyed during the siege, Tientsin, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Busy markets in Chinese (southern) Peking—on Kaiser Street, between South Gate and Chien-men (gate), China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Magnificent bronze astronomical instruments made in 1674 under Emperor Kanghi, Imperial Observatory, Peking, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
British Legation, scene of heroic fortitude during the terrible siege,—from barricaded city wall—Peking, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Architectural ideas of the Imperial Chinese—building in second court of the Forbidden City, Peking, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
'King of the Beggars' the chief of a beggar guild—vain of his excessive raggedness, Loon Wah, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
West from Ha-Ta-Man (gate) along huge ancient wall between Tartar and Chinese Peking, scene of a desperate charge during Seige—China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood