Ruin of the Sisters' Chapel, Tientsin. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the interior of the ruined church. Captions for prints 7 and 8 have been inadvertently transposed: 'No. 7 represents a group of Tien-tsin labourers, as I found them engaged in removing the debris from the Chapel of the Sisters of Mercy, who ha...
'The Pekingese mule-litter is shown in No. 54. It is the usual conveyance adopted by the Chinese, if they wish for ease and comfort, when they visit localities outside the great wall. Two long shafts support the litter, and are harnessed at the ends to the backs of two mules. It was to this chai...
Reception room in a mandarin's house [Beijing]. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the interior of Mr Yang's house in Beijing (see also prints 12 and 14), looking towards the window, in front of which a figure is seated.
A Mandarin's house, Peking. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the facade of the two storey house, with the owner, 'Mr Yang, a gentleman enormously rich, and holding an official rank in Peking,' seated in front of the entrance and with other members of his household posed on the verandah above.
The old arch, Nankow Pass. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the stone gateway known as Guojie ta ('tower that straddles the road') at Kew-yung-kwan (Juyongguan) on the road to Badaling. The sides and interior contain bas-reliefs and inscriptions of Buddhist subjects