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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Likely compiled by a resident of the British Concession in Tianjin, China, the album features 180 mounted photographs of Tianjin, Chefoo (Yantai), Beijing, and other parts of northern China, dating from approximately the 1900s to 1910s. Among some of the identified photographs of Tianjin are views of various European concessions, the Clarence House Hotel, soldiers of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and memorials to the Boxer Uprising. Other views include scenes of Beijing, Diederichs's stone in Qingdao, the Great Wall of China, railway stations and tracks, Chinese funeral processions, and social and sporting events held by the Westerners. The photographs are of various sizes and include professional photographs as well as snapshots; there are no identifications or other writing in the album.
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An album of 80 photographs of Beijing, China, after the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance during the Boxer Uprising in 1900. The high-quality photographs were presumably taken by a French military officer, as many images feature French officers and soldiers, and one image depicts the French flag flying on top of a city gate. A few other Western officers are seen in group portraits, riding horses at camp, or posed with Chinese residents. A series of images shows the construction of a music bandstand by French and Chinese workers, most likely in the French Legation in Beijing. Other subjects include portraits of Chinese women in traditional clothing, Chinese soldiers, Beijing buildings and street scenes, and Chinese workers and families.
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A photograph album containing 263 photographs of China, Korea, and Japan, dating from the time of the Boxer Uprising in China to the Russo-Japanese War, 1901 to 1905. The photographs are primarily unique images, along with some commercial photographs and foldout panoramas, and many have handwritten captions. The album's inside cover is inscribed: "John Rory Macey / H.M.S. Blenheim / China Station / Vol. II / Jan 1st 1901 - July 18th, 1905"; Macey was a naval engineer in the British Admiralty and most likely took some of the photographs, particularly naval-related scenes, and images of British servicemen. Photographic subjects in China include navy ships in the port of Weihaiwei, street scenes in Peking (Beijing) and other cities, Chinese residents, monuments (including the Forbidden Palace under foreign occupation), palaces, gardens, and temples. A number of photographs focus on the aftermath of the Boxer Uprising, including ruined buildings. The second portion of the album depicts scenes in Korea during the Russo-Japanese War; these include Korean people in daily activities, street scenes, commercial images of Chemulpo, and the palace grounds in Seoul. The third portion of the album contains amateur and commercial photographs of Japan, including the port cities of Maizuru and Yokohama, Japanese residents, tea ceremonies, the hot spring resort of Tonosawa, and panoramic images of the Osaka Exhibition of 1903. At the back of the album are 17 large, hand-colored photographs of Japan, including images of landscapes, street vendors, and Japanese women in genre scenes.
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A bound photograph album of 33 photographs of buildings in Beijing dated from 1959 to 1980. The photographs are dated and captioned in Chinese and English.
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This photograph album documents the Inafuku family's life in Hawai'i. The album was presumably compiled by Hotoku Inafuku, who took many of the photographs as well as wrote the captions in the album. The photographs depict Hotoku, his wife Lillian, their children, extended family, and friends. Hotoku and Lillian seem to have three or four children whose names might be Hide, Donald "Yoshio", Caroline, and Lorraine. The photographs depict family portraits, social activities, school related meetings and activities, scenic views around Hawai'i, sugarcane and pineapple fields, and views of the family's garden and numerous orchid plants. Hawaiian locations across multiple islands are represented and include but are not limited to Honolulu, Panalu'u Valley, Kahuku, L+huʻe, Waimea, Mauna Kea, Hilo, Kekaha, Hα'ena. Additionally, there are a few images captured in Osaka and Nago, Japan. Also included are four images of newspaper pages from 1941 announcing Japan's entry into World War II. The album contains 387 photographs and photographic postcards.
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An album of photographs of monuments on Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania. The photographs date from approximately 1883 to 1890 and most have the imprint of photographers J. L. Rile & Co. or W. H. Tipton. The majority are detail views of the stone monuments, with a few showing surroundings. Six of the mounted photographs were removed from the album and are housed in a separate box (Box 2).
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