View, over a Chinese cemetery, of the fives courts and bowling alley, Fuzhou, 1869

View, over a Chinese cemetery, of the fives courts and bowling alley, Fuzhou, 1869

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Fr01-041. 'Fives' is a game for two or four players, in which a ball is struck by hand in a padded glove against the walls of the (often indoor) court. Photograph by Lai Fong (Afong Studio). See Fr01-155 and Os01-001 (same place).

Caption in album or on mount

Bowling. Alley & Five's Courts. Foochow. 1869

Location

Fuzhou

Date

1869

Dimensions

287mm x 210mm

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

University of Bristol Library, Special Collections

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