Christ Church, Shameen Island, Canton

Christ Church, Shameen Island, Canton

Collection

Drew, Edward Bangs

Identifier

Hv40-56

Notes

Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv40. Album compiled by Anna D. Drew, Canton, 24 August 1893. General note: Duplicate of photograph EBD07.36 dated 1895 (in Photograph album compiled by Anna D. Drew, 1887, p. 36). Subject: Shamian, formerly known as Shameen Island, in Guangzhou, China, was originally a British and French concession given by the Qing Dynasty government in the 19th century. Provenance: Purchased from Lucy Drew, 1949. Access to original photographs and albums in the Edward Bangs Drew Collection is restricted. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees. The British Protestant church, Christ Church Shameen (沙面堂; Shāmiàn Táng), Canton (Guangzhou), was built in 1865. See Ca-s01 and Hv38-04.

Location

Guangzhou

Estimated Date

1895-1896

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Harvard-Yenching Library, USA

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