Russian Boxer Uprising Memorial (later the Church of the Holy Protection), Tianjin (天津)

Russian Boxer Uprising Memorial (later the Church of the Holy Protection), Tianjin (天津)

Collection

Swire, G. Warren

Identifier

Sw16-003

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw16-003. Khaki cloth Kodak Negative Album, 12 cm x 16 cm. 76 negatives (sized 92mm x 147mm). The album was labelled P2/X on the back cover.The Church of our Saviour was built on the east bank of the Baihe (Pei-ho) River, Tientsin (Tianjin) in 1907, in memory of the 108 Russian soldiers who perished in the Boxer Uprising.  From 1922-1925, the church was expanded and rebuilt as the Church of the Holy Protection.

Caption in album or on mount

Tientsin Bund and Russian Memorial

Location

Tianjin

Estimated Date

1911-1912

Photographer

Swire, G. Warren

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London