. English: Scenes in Peking and Tientsin, ca. 1899-1901 . English: Captions on album page: Enormous bronze in the Forbidden City, Pekin [ Peking], This curious dragon-headed tortoise is only one of the numberless carved figures in the Imperial Palace; Taku Road, Tien Tsin (after the seige); The Tien Tsin Railway under British administration, The Chinese are now very glad to avail themselves of it and crowd the trucks in astounding numbers; Loot in French concession from Chinese city temples . PH Coll Subjects (LCTGM): Castles & palaces--China--Beijing; Gates--China--Tianjin
. English: Scenes in Peking and Tientsin, ca. 1899-1901 . English: Captions on album page: Enormous bronze in the Forbidden City, Pekin [ Peking], This curious dragon-headed tortoise is only one of the numberless carved figures in the Imperial Palace; Taku Road, Tien Tsin (after the seige); The Tien Tsin Railway under British administration, The Chinese are now very glad to avail themselves of it and crowd the trucks in astounding numbers; Loot in French concession from Chinese city temples . PH Coll Subjects (LCTGM): Castles & palaces--China--Beijing; Gates--China--Tianjin; Railroad facilities--China--Tianjin; Loot Subjects (LCSH): China--History--Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901--Destruction and pillage; Forbidden City (Beijing, China); Tianjin (China)--History--Siege, 1900; Bronze sculpture--China--Beijing; Sculpture, Chinese--China--Beijing; Beijing (China)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Tianjin (China)--Buildings, structures, etc. . circa 1899-1901 1 735 Scenes in Peking and Tientsin, ca 1899-1901 (CHANDLESS 3)
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