A living pyramid made by Fred and Bill Hutchinson, the neighbouring boy, and a dog, 35 Tongshan Road, Hongkou, Shanghai

A living pyramid made by Fred and Bill Hutchinson, the neighbouring boy, and a dog, 35 Tongshan Road, Hongkou, Shanghai

Collection

Hutchinson Family

Identifier

Hn03-081

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Hn03-081. Timur (Tamerlane/Tamburlaine), a Turkic-Mongolian war lord, was reputed to have ordered a tower built of live people. See Hn03-069, Hn03-070, Hn03-071, Hn03-072, Hn03-073, Hn03-074, Hn03-075, Hn03-077, Hn03-078, Hn03-079, Hn03-080 (same occasion).

Caption in album or on mount

The human pyramid. Oh, Tamerlane these heads are alive. Bill Fred

Location

Shanghai

Date

December 1919

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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