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Crellin, Thomas Collection

Images from photographs either taken or owned by photographer and cinematographer, Thomas Frank Crellin (1883-1949), including enlarged details. Tommy Crellin was a representative for Eastman Kodak and he worked at the Kodak Professional School in Shanghai, 1923-1927. HPC ref: DC-s.

Thomas Crellin and students at the Kodak Professional School, Shanghai, 1923

Thomas Crellin and students at the Kodak Professional School, Shanghai, 1923

Tommy Crellin at the Kodak Professional School, Shanghai, 1923

Tommy Crellin at the Kodak Professional School, Shanghai, 1923

Tommy Crellin and students at the Kodak Professional School, Shanghai, 1923

Tommy Crellin and students at the Kodak Professional School, Shanghai, 1923

Students at the Kodak Professional School, Shanghai, 1923

Students at the Kodak Professional School, Shanghai, 1923

Richard Bell as Charlie Chaplin, during filming of 'The King of Comedy Visits Shanghai'

Richard Bell as Charlie Chaplin, during filming of 'The King of Comedy Visits Shanghai'

The South Gate, Zhongshan Park (中山公园 / 中山公園), Beijing

The South Gate, Zhongshan Park (中山公园 / 中山公園), Beijing

Lily and Cecil Crellin, with Chinese women, on Nine-turn Bridge, Triple Reflection of the Moon, West Lake (西湖), Hangzhou (杭州)

Lily and Cecil Crellin, with Chinese women, on Nine-turn Bridge, Triple Reflection of the Moon, West Lake (西湖), Hangzhou (杭州)

Gateway at Juyongguan, Great Wall of China

Gateway at Juyongguan, Great Wall of China

Terraced hillside and riverside town

Terraced hillside and riverside town

Terraced hillside and riverside town

Terraced hillside and riverside town

A mountain guide on a track towards mountains

A mountain guide on a track towards mountains

Valley in mountains, with mountain guides

Valley in mountains, with mountain guides

The Long Corridor, Summer Palace, Beihai Park (北海公园), Beijing

The Long Corridor, Summer Palace, Beihai Park (北海公园), Beijing

The Long Corridor, Summer Palace, Beihai Park (北海公园), Beijing

The Long Corridor, Summer Palace, Beihai Park (北海公园), Beijing

Yung Ho Kung, a Lama Abbot, with censer, Yonghe Temple (雍和宮) ‘The Lama Temple’, Beijing

Yung Ho Kung, a Lama Abbot, with censer, Yonghe Temple (雍和宮) ‘The Lama Temple’, Beijing

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China

Winged lion (Pixiu), with a farm worker and a child, tomb of Hsiao Hsui, near Nanking

Winged lion (Pixiu), with a farm worker and a child, tomb of Hsiao Hsui, near Nanking