Sampans, Canton
Collection
Identifier
Hv38-36
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Notes
Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv38. Album compiled by Anna D. Drew, 1887. Two Chinese women on a sampan on the waterway between Shamian and the north bank of the Pearl River. 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. General note: Title from album caption. Duplicate of photograph EBD05.23 (in Photograph album compiled by Anna D. Drew, Canton, Aug. 24, 1893, p. 23). 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.
Location
Estimated Date
1893
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Harvard-Yenching Library, USA
