Description
George Simmons, Sr. was a British
citizen who moved to China in the 1890s and helped to build the Peking-Mukden Railroad (PMR)
in Northern China. He left China briefly during the Boxer Rebellion at the turn of the
century, but returned to help complete the railroad. After the railway was completed, he
stayed on and trained and supervised the locomotive engineers and railway staff. The
collection contains three sterling silver pieces given to Simmons in appreciation for his
work on the PMR.
Background
George Simmons, Sr. was a British citizen who moved to China in the 1890s and helped to
build the Peking-Mukden Railroad (PMR) in Northern China, which was one of the first
railroads in the country. He left China briefly during the Boxer Rebellion at the turn of
the century, but returned to help complete the railroad. After the railway was completed, he
stayed on and trained and supervised the locomotive engineers and railway staff. He retired
in 1927, and settled in Tientsin, where his family lived for two more generations before
emigrating to the United States.
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commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.