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Vacher-Hilditch Collection

The archives of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI) in Bath, England, contain photographic collections, some of which date back to the early days of the medium. Of particular interest is the Hilditch/Vacher Collection. We are very grateful to the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, for permission to digitise these remarkable photographs and make them available here.

 

The Vacher-Hilditch Collection consists of three photograph albums. Two folio albums (HPC refs: VH01 and VH02) of similar size were compiled by William Herbert Vacher (c.1826-1899) and his wife Elizabeth. The photographs they contain were mostly taken in and around Shanghai in the late 1850s. Vacher is thought to have taken many of the photographs therein, whilst others can firmly be identified as the work of William Jocelyn, or Robert Sillar, or William Vacher himself. These important early amateur photographers seem to have worked together at times, in a kind of unofficial photography club.

 

A third album (HPC ref: VH03) contains large photographs of Hong Kong, Macao and Canton, mostly taken by William Pryor Floyd, dating from the late 1860s. It is thought that William Vacher purchased this album from Floyd & Co on a business trip to Hong Kong. Vacher was at this time the manager of the London branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. HPC refs: VH-s, VH01, VH02, VH03. 370 images.

  • View of Praia Grande (南灣) and harbour, Macau

    View of Praia Grande (南灣) and harbour, Macau
  • View of Praia Grande (南灣) and harbour, Macau

    View of Praia Grande (南灣) and harbour, Macau
  • Jardim de São Francisco (加思欄花園), Macau

    Jardim de São Francisco (加思欄花園), Macau
  • Jardim de São Francisco (加思欄花園), bandstand and barracks, Macau

    Jardim de São Francisco (加思欄花園), bandstand and barracks, Macau
  • Overview of Guangzhou, including the Pazhou Pagoda

    Overview of Guangzhou, including the Pazhou Pagoda
  • Boats on the Pearl River (Zhujiang), Guangzhou

    Boats on the Pearl River (Zhujiang), Guangzhou
  • The Flower (or Flowery) Pagoda (花塔), Guangzhou

    The Flower (or Flowery) Pagoda (花塔), Guangzhou
  • Zhenhai Tower (鎭海樓 Five-Storied Pagoda), Guangzhou

    Zhenhai Tower (鎭海樓 Five-Storied Pagoda), Guangzhou
  • Qiniandian, Temple of Heaven, Beijing

    Qiniandian, Temple of Heaven, Beijing
  • Four opera actors in costume

    Four opera actors in costume

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