Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: He01-082. Photo from an album (UoB reference He01) kept in the School of Oriental and African Studies Archives, London (SOAS reference PP MS 82/13). Edward Butts Howell (1979-1952), IMCS/CMCS employee and plant collector, is sitting on the far right, facing away from the camera and holding a flower or plant. Indigofera howellii from NW Yunnan and NE Myanmar (Burma) is named after E.B. Howell. Reginald Hedgeland (R.F.C.H.) is sitting nearest to the camera. See He01-068.

Caption in album or on mount

A.J. Commỹs / F.A. Aglen / Huber R.L. / R.L.Warren / R.F.C.H. / L Talen / E.B. Howell

Location

Nanjing

Estimated Date

1899-1903

Tags

• Maritime
• food
• meal
• leisure
• plant
• alcohol
• Imperial
• Service
• party
• Nanjing
• CMCS
• Chinese
• Customs
• IMCS
• social
• recreation
• horticulture
• botany

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London

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