Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- China Photographs
- Dates:
- ca. 1900
- Extent:
- .02 linear feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- Collection materials in English
- Preferred citation:
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China Photographs. SC 890. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains 14 b/w photographs of scenes of various locales in turn of the century China.Some photos have handwritten captions, in English, on the back. Photographs of western troops on horseback suggest timeframe may be period of Boxer Rebellion following the intervention by western military forces in 1900.
Locales include Shanghai and Hankow (now Wuhan) and a shot of steamships in what appears to be Hong Kong harbor. There are several views of the Ming Tombs with touring parties (one with soldiers on horseback, another with a group of men and women in civilian dress) as well as shots of various public buildings, pagodas, and other sights.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 2005.
- Physical location:
- Vault
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2007
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 05 February 2007 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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None.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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China Photographs. SC 890. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062