Rear of the North Taku Fort after its capture
Collection
Identifier
RH-s01
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: RH-s01. Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum reference: M3085. This photograph shows the south side of the inner (or upper) North Taku Fort, after its capture and before the dead bodies of Chinese soldiers were removed. See "Of Battle and Beauty - Felice Beato's Photographs of China" by David Harris (Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1999) - Catalogue 19. See GA01-042 (another print).
Caption on photograph
Rear of the North fort after its capture showing the […] the Chinese Army 21st Augst 1860. / […] to Miss Day "Monckton" St Margarets Twickenham
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Location
Date
Tuesday 21 August 1860
Photographer
Dimensions
262mm x 207mm
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum
