CHINA - Late 19th century - Lot 225

CHINA - Late 19th century Two albums of photographs, one comprising forty-eight and the other forty-three albumen photographs, mostly depicting views of Canton (Guangzhou) and its surroundings: - French Consulate in Canton (Guangzhou) on Shamian Island - Tack Loong porcelain merchants (largest export porcelain store) - Cheong Loong merchants selling candied ginger by Edward Bangs Drew (1843 - 1924), 1893 - Inauguration of the Canton to Hangkou railroad by the American Yueh Han Tilu Company, 1901 - Views of Chigang Pagoda and Pazhou Pagoda - Views of the Pearl River in Huangpu - View of the Zhuang yuan fang clothing accessories shopping district - Huangpu old village quay - Eastern gateway to Canton (Guangzhou) - Canton's eastern military training ground (Guangzhou) - Zhenhai Tower - Liang Garden in Foshan - Gaoyao County Government - Jesuit missionaries in front of Canton's Sacred Heart Cathedral (Guangzhou) - Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Canton (Guangzhou) - Studio views of women and opium smokers, portraits of mandarin and women Photo size 19.9 x 26 cm