Frank Smith [and] Mr. Rickman, Ningpo, 1879

Frank Smith [and] Mr. Rickman, Ningpo, 1879

Collection

Drew, Edward Bangs

Identifier

Hv37-85

Notes

Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv37. Edward Bangs Drew family album of photographs of China. General note: Title from album caption. Provenance: Purchased from Lucy Drew, 1949. Subject: Frank James Smith entered the Chinese Maritime Customs Service in 1876 as an assistant. He served in various ranks at Shanghai, Ningpo, Tientsin, Kiukiang, Chefoo, and Hankow before being promoted to deputy commissioner in 1898 and commissioner in 1908. He resigned from the Customs Service in 1917. 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.

Location

Ningbo

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Harvard-Yenching Library, USA

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