China Before the Rule of Mao Zedong

Lily

B.R
Staff member


Men Laden With Tea, Sichuan Sheng, China [1908] Ernest H. Wilson

This superb collection of vintage photographs from China capture a spectacular land of diversity filled with wealthy merchants, beggars in poverty and fantastic architecture before tourists. Taken between 1870 and 1946, each image was restored to it’s original condition by Ralph Repo .



Greatwall China [1907] Herbert G. Ponting



Kampa Dzong, Tibet [1904] John C. White



China’s Common Carrier, Her Substitute For Railways, A Camel Square In Peking, China [1901] Underwood & Co



House Interior Showing Woman With Bound Feet Tending A Stove In The Lost Tribe Country [1936] Hedda Morrison



Jade Belt Bridge & Boat, Summer Palace, Peking, China [c1924] Sidney D. Gamble



Young Mother Carrying A Child On Her Back In The Market, Hong Kong Island [c1946] Hedda Morrison



Der Abt Des Klosters (The Abbot Of The Monastery), Tíen Túng Sze, Chekiang Province [c1906] Ernst Boerschmann



China, Kuan Hsien Temple [1908] Ernest H. Wilson



Peking Mission School Children At Play, The Dragon’s Head, China [1902] Carlton H. Graves Co



Queen’s Road On Chinese New Years Day, Hong Kong, China [1902] Carlton H. Graves



The Harvard Houseboat, Kiating Fu, China [1908] Ernest H. Wilson



Natives At Breakfast, Movable Chow Shop, Canton, China [c1919] Keystone View Co.

 

Lily

B.R
Staff member


A Boat On A River With Rolling Hills In The Background In The Kiangsu Province Or Yunnan Province In China [1946] Arthur Rothstein


The Meridian Gate, Entrance To The Forbidden City, Peking China [1927] Herbert C. White



Chang The Chinese Giant [c1870] Attribution Unknown



Peking To Paris Autorace [1907] Attribution Unknown



Pekin, Walls Of The Tartar City [c1894-1896] William H. Jackson



Bride On Her Way To Wedding, Fuzhou Fujian China [c1911-1913] Ralph G. Gold



Interior Canal, Canton, China [c1917-1919] Sidney D. Gamble


 
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