Chen Men, Principal Gate. Peking. Thomas Child, photographer (British, 1841 - 1898) negative 1875, print 1875–1880 View of the Zhengyangmen or Zhengyang Gate, also known as Qianmen, one of the gates of Beijing's historic city wall, with the gatehouse towering above the wall. A smaller building as well as a number of stalls, people, and carts can be seen in front of the gate in the foreground. (Recto, print) lower left, inscribed in the negative, in black: "1875 [below signature]"; Lower left, inscribed in the negative, in white: "No ["o" in superscript] 60. CHEN MEN, PRINCIPAL GATE [partially
Chen Men, Principal Gate. Peking. Thomas Child, photographer (British, 1841 - 1898) negative 1875, print 1875–1880 View of the Zhengyangmen or Zhengyang Gate, also known as Qianmen, one of the gates of Beijing's historic city wall, with the gatehouse towering above the wall. A smaller building as well as a number of stalls, people, and carts can be seen in front of the gate in the foreground. (Recto, print) lower left, inscribed in the negative, in black: "1875 [below signature]"; Lower left, inscribed in the negative, in white: "No ["o" in superscript] 60. CHEN MEN, PRINCIPAL GATE [partially scratched out] [space] PEKING"; (Recto, mount) lower center, in black ink: "Chen men [sic] Gate / Peking";
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