Central Street, Peking.

Object type Photograph Record level Item

Details

ID
PhotoDS709-T5-Vol-4-21
Title
Central Street, Peking.
Descriptive titles
  • View of the Central Street in the Chinese quarter of Peking.
Description
Town of closely packed houses, multi-storied and with balconies; vendors, beggars and covered pony carts in street. Wide partly paved street crossing a bridge over a dry moat; central section better paved and also fenced off over bridge. A five arched gateway crosses the street. Vendors stalls covered with awnings crowd the sides on the wide street.
Collection
Photographic Books Collection
Parent record
Illustrations of China and its people : a series of two hundred photographs with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented Parent record level Album/Book/Portfolio
Hierarchy
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Created by
Date
1874
Department
Special Collections - Rare Books
Record level
Item
Format
Acknowledgement
Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.
Conditions
Free of known copyright restrictions. Image supply fees may still apply.
Credit line
Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, ID: PhotoDS709-T5-Vol-4-21

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