Russian Boxer Uprising Memorial (later the Church of the Holy Protection), Tianjin (天津)
Collection
Identifier
Sw16-003
Copyright
© John Swire & Sons Ltd
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
Estimated Date
1911-1912
Photographer
Material
Negative
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
