A living pyramid made by Fred and Bill Hutchinson, the neighbouring boy, and a dog, 35 Tongshan Road, Hongkou, Shanghai
Collection
Identifier
Hn03-081
Copyright
© 2013 Barbara Merchant
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Hn03-081. Timur (Tamerlane/Tamburlaine), a Turkic-Mongolian war lord, was reputed to have ordered a tower built of live people. See Hn03-069, Hn03-070, Hn03-071, Hn03-072, Hn03-073, Hn03-074, Hn03-075, Hn03-077, Hn03-078, Hn03-079, Hn03-080 (same occasion).
Caption in album or on mount
The human pyramid. Oh, Tamerlane these heads are alive. Bill Fred
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Location
Date
December 1919
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
