Patrol of the Legation Guards, Legation Street, Beijing, 1912
Collection
Identifier
WC01-201
Copyright
© 2016 Historical Photographs of China
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: WC01-201. This is a view of Legation Street, looking towards Hatamen Street, with the Methodist Hospital in the background. To the right of the hospital, and across the street, Wannieck's store. Leopold Wannieck was an early postcard publisher of Peking views. A related photograph is reproduced in J.O.P. Bland's 'Recent Events and Present Policies in China' (1912), on page 246, and captioned: 'Patrol of the Legation Guards through the City of Peking, to restore Confidence after the Mutiny of Troops (March, 1912).' See Mx04-040, OH01-087 and Sw13-091.
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Location
Date
March 1912
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
University of Bristol Library, Special Collections
