Christ Church, the bund, Shameen, Canton
Collection
Identifier
Hv38-04
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Notes
Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv38. Album compiled by Anna D. Drew, 1887. General note: Title from album caption. Duplicate of photograph EBD05.08 (in Photograph album compiled by Anna D. Drew, Canton, Aug. 24, 1893, p. 8). Subject: Shamian, formerly known as Shameen Island, in Guangzhou, China, was originally a British and French concession given by the Qing Dynasty government in the 19th century. Provenance: Purchased from Lucy Drew, 1949. Access to original photographs and albums in the Edward Bangs Drew Collection is restricted. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees. The British Protestant church, Christ Church Shameen (沙面堂; Shāmiàn Táng), Canton (Guangzhou), was built in 1865. See Ca-s01 and Hv40-56.
Caption in album or on mount
36 / Church. On the Bund. Shameen. Canton 1895
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Location
Estimated Date
1895-1896
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Harvard-Yenching Library, USA
