Remnants of forests, Weichang. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (10)). View along forested hillside, with an area of felled trees in the foreground. With additional pencilled note on negative envelope: Forest devastation by Chinamen.
Official attendants, Weichang. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (12)). Portrait of two men, standing on either side of a table placed in the entrance porch of a house. On the table stand vases of a flowers and a clock.
Group of Chinese, South Jehol [Chengde] Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (4)). Group portrait of Chinese men and children, with additional pencilled note on negative envelope: Note soldier. Another print from this negative can be found in the Purdom Papers in the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard ...
Official group, North Weichang. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (13)). Portrait of five men, three senior figures seated, with two younger men standing behind. The group is posed in front of a traditional house.
Official group, Weichang. Photographer: William Purdom
Scope & Content:
Modern contact print from original glass negative (for which, see Neg 1190/1 (11)). Portrait of Chinese group (two children in foreground), posed on the verandah of a house. The figure seated in the centre is clearly the most important of the group.