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Tianjin, 1900

Posted: December 29th, 2022 | 2 Comments »

Some photographic images from Tientsin (Tianjin) in 1900 from an album recently auctioned in the UK. I’m afraid no details of the photographer emerged, though it is perhaps safe to assume it was a British citizen in Tianjin, perhaps assigned to the military arriving to form the British contingent to the Eight-Power Allied Army marching on Peking in the wake of the Boxer Uprising and the Siege of the Legations…

foreign ship on the Pei-ho River, 1900
A junction in Tientsin, 1900
A pagoda, Tientsin, 1900
A street with rickshaws, Tientsin, 1900
Foreign troops recently arrived in Tientsin, 1900
Tientsin River (Pei-ho), 1900

2 Comments on “Tianjin, 1900”

  1. 1 Ann Sokur said at 9:04 am on November 7th, 2024:

    Good afternoon. I am very glad that I visited your site. I am a researcher of Russian life in Tianjin in 1861-1900. I am looking for photos and descriptions of the city of Tianjin during the 19th century and documents related to the personality of A.D. Startseff. I will be glad to communicate. Sincerely, Anna

  2. 2 Ann Sokur said at 9:06 am on November 7th, 2024:

    I have some rare documents about life in Tianjin in the 19th century.

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