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Photo 1255(32)
- Record Id:
- 040-003188914
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003188882
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026599955.0x00145c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1255(32)
- Title:
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No. 8. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. Secretary Cockburn's House, with a 'Bomb-proof,' three or four feet deep, in front of it. The earth in the yard was dug up and used to fill sand bags. There was a sentry post on the roof. The inclined way was prepared for the purpose of taking a rapid-fire gun up on to the roof. Photographer: Killie, Charles A.
- Scope & Content:
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Inscription: Copyright notice at bottom left of print.
View looking across the garden towards the house, where Henry Cockburn (1859-1927), Chinese Secretary to the British Legation 1896-1906, is seated on the verandah with two women.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003188882
040-003188914 - Is part of:
- Photo 1255 : Photographs of the Siege of Peking. Photographer: Charles A. Killie
Photo 1255(32) : No. 8. The Siege in Peking. In the British Legation. Secretary Cockburn's House, with a 'Bomb-proof,' three or four… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003188882[0032]/040-003188914
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1255
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Photograph
Photographic Print
Printing-Out Paper Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1900
- Date Range:
- 1900
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 196 mm x 244 mm
Format: Photograph Album
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- 8
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Cockburn, Henry, 1859-1927
Killie, Charles A., Reverend, 1857-1916 - Subjects:
- Architectural Types
Architecture
Boxer Campaign, 1900-01
Civil unrest
Dwellings
Houses
Military Campaigns and Battles - Places:
- Beijing, China