Bound volume containing 48 original photographs of mining activities in northern China, and transport there on the Trans-Siberian Railroad and through Manchuria
by [Anon.]
- Used
- Condition
- Contemporary black cloth album
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Commencing at Kainsk, the photographer travelled on the Trans-Siberian Railway to Lake Baikal, Harbin, then via Mukden to the coal mining towns of Fushun (the coal capital), Kang-shan and Tung-Hwa. There are shots of mines at Ta-miao-erh-kou, Tung-hua, Ta-maio-kou and Fushun, as well as "Korean Miners at Chi-tao-kou", "Ta-miao-erh-kou Placer, Washing Gold", and "Ssu-tao-chiang coal pits"
There are shots of the expedition in action: "Crossing the Hun - tributary of the Yalu", "The Expedition en route outside Mukden." "An accident en route", a group shot of the servants. Then some images of local interest such as street scenes at Mukden and Tung-hwa, the "Shrine outside Ling-kai", "Inn at Kwei-tai-mao-tze", a Manchurian farm. Other images include the floating dock at Lake Baikal, views of the Hun Valley, the Kao-li-mutze-ling pass, and the Loh chuen valley.
The group provides a fascinating insight into this remote part of China at the beginning of the twentieth century. The Anglo-Chinese Treaty of 1902 paved the way for English developers as it included a revision of existing mining regulations. However, the new regulations, which didn't come into effect until the end of 1907, were such that it proved nearly impossible for any foreign firm to gain a foothold, making this expedition one of the very few to gain a concession.
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- Seller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 304603
- Title
- Bound volume containing 48 original photographs of mining activities in northern China, and transport there on the Trans-Siberian Railroad and through Manchuria
- Author
- [Anon.]
- Format/Binding
- Photographs measuring 2-3/4 x 3-3/4 in. some a little faded. Manuscript captions in white ink in an album with 12 leaves. 1 vols
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary black cloth album
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- China | Russian
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Travel & Geography;
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