Photographs of China, 1870-1875.

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Photographs of China, 1870-1875.

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Photographs of China mounted on paperboard album pages, most identified with handwritten captions in English. Includes 46 sepia-toned photographs; six hand-tinted photographs; four stereoviews; one watercolor, of the exterior of an unidentified Chinese structure; one black-and-white print of the Customs House in Shanghai, and a small pencil sketch of a temple bell. Subjects include interior and exterior views of buildings such as temples, pagodas, a Roman Catholic cathedral, the Imperial Palace, and the Great Wall. Also includes views of a woman weaving, a merchant's portrait, criminals, and an execution. Locations include Peking, Pi Yun Sze (Biyun si), Nan Kou (Nankou) Pass, Ku Pei Kuo area, Tientsin (Tianjin), near Ningpo (Ningbo), Chinkiang (Jinjiang), and the Chusan (Zhoushan) Archipelago - Island of Putuo.

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Wason, Charles William, 1854-1918

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Electrical engineer. Charles W. Wason studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University from 1872-1876 and was involved in the Cornell Boat Club and Navy. After leaving Cornell in 1876 he became an electrical engineer and later became prominent in the railroad industry. He donated the Wason Chinese Library, a collection of 9,000 volumes, to Cornell when he died in 1918. From the description of Charles William Wason papers, 1870-1876. (Cornell University Li...