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Title
Item 10: Postcards and photographs of China, Chinese Revolution and Boxer Rebellion, 1900-1917 / from the papers of George Ernest Morrison
Call number
PXA 208
Level of description
item
Date

1900-1917
Type of material
Graphic Materials, Photographs, Ephemera
Reference code
457281
Issue Copy
Partly Digitised : 68 images
Physical Description
1 album (477 postcards & photoprints including 6 booklets of postcards) - 28 x 41 cm
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

The Boxer Rebellion took place 1899-1901 and the Chinese Revolution took place 1911-1912.
Scope and Content
China.
pp. 1-9. 18 Christmas and new year cards 1916-1917
pp. 10-15. 6 booklets of postcards of Seoul and Korea.
pp. 16-46. 93 postcards
pp. 47-66. 36 photographs, includes photographs of Mongolia, Anlung Hsien and the Return of the Court to Peking.

The Chinese Revolution.
pp. 67-97. 92 postcards

pp. 98-100. 14 photographs
Siege of the International Legations, 1900
Some photographs taken by William Meyrick Hewlett during the Siege of Peking

The Boxer Rebellion
pp. 101-141
101a. 1. Departure of Admiral Seymour’s column for Peking on the 3rd June, 1900.
101b. 2. Departure of Admiral Seymour’s column for Peking on the 3rd June, 1900.
101c. 3. Arrival in Tientsin of Russian Cossacks, 8th June, 1900.
101d. 4. Tientsin Volunteer Barricade during the siege.
102a. 5. Bombarding Native City from Mud Wall.
102b. 6. 4” Naval Gun bombarding Native City.
102c. 7. 4” Naval Gun before mounting.
102d. 8. Shell damage to “Clarence House.”
103a. 9. Barricade outside British Club (Hospital).
103b. 10. First wounded leaving Tientsin for Tongku after the siege.
103c. 11. Return of part of Admiral Seymour’s column.
103d. 12. First lighter to leave with wounded after the siege.
104a. 13. The Hongkong Regiment in their quarters.
104b. 14. Chinese barricade just before the South Gate of Native City, shewing a dead Chinese soldier, and by the empty cartridge clips around, the amount of ammunition used.
104c. 15. Japanese transports alongside the German Bund.
104d. 16. Part of Hai Kwan Tzu Arsenal, shewing the Bell which has since been removed to the Public Gardens.
105a. 17. Return of Japanese Artillery after the capture of the Native City.
105b. 18. The 1st Chinese Regiment (Wei-hai-wei.)
105c. 19. Bullets and parts of shells which struck one particular house in the Extra British Concession.
105d. 20. Japanese wounded returning from the fight at the Native City.
106a. 21. Cremating Japanese killed at the taking of the Native City.
106b. 22. Ruins of the Tientsin Railway Station.
106c. 23. Ruins of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, and Pagoda in Shui-tzu-yin Fort in Native City.
106d. 24. American 6th Cavalry Camp.
107a. 25. City wall at South Gate showing the effects of British shelling.
107b. 26. South Gate of Native City, through which the allies entered; held by Americans.
107c. 27. Viceroy’s Yamen (now head quarters of the Provisional Government).
107d. 28. Viceroy’s Yamen, interior.
108a. 29. Russian Transport Wagons.
108b. 30. Temple in Native City.
108c. 31. Railway Bridge on the Peking line, shewing how it was stripped of rails, and the Chinese gun and barricade in the distance.
108d. 32. American Cavalry bringing in “Boxer” prisoners from a fight about 5 miles from Tientsin.
109a. 33. Torn-up Rails, and stone Rifle Pits on the Peking line.
109b. 34. American Infantry returning after the capture of Tientsin Native City.
109c. 35. Pagoda at Shui-tzu-yin Fort shattered by the British 4” Naval gun.
109d. 36. Various Arms, etc, found by the Japanese in the Shui-tzu-yin fort.
110a. 37. Interior of Shui-tzu-yin Fort, shewing old muzzle loaders.
110b. 38. Japanese bringing in a prisoner.
110c. 39. Ruins in the French Concession.
110d. 40. Ruins of the railway Station.
111a. 41. Ruins of Mr. J.M. Dickinson’s house.
111b. 42. Ruins of Grand-stand, Race Course.
111c. 43. Shell damage in French Concession.
111d. 44. Japanese Artillery.
112a. 45. Ruins of Mr. G. Detring’s house.
112b. 46. View from Shui-tzu-yin Fort.
112c. 47. Guns captured by the Japanese in Shui-tzu-yin Fort.
112d. 48. Ruins in Rue de Tientsin, French Concession.
113a. 49. Russians guarding captured Chinese Guns.
113b. 50. Russians guarding captured Chinese Guns.
113c. 51. Ruins of a street in the Native City.
113d. 52. Shell damage in Victoria Road.
114a. 53. Ruins in French Concession.
114b. 54. Arrival of Russians.
114c. 55. Arrival of Japanese.
114d. 56. Arrival of German Marines.
115a. 57. Bengal Lancers at drill.
115b. 58. Japanese Artillery.
115c. 59. Men-of-war at Tongku.
115d. 60. Sikh “Maxim” Battery at drill.
116a. 61. Arrival of Count von Waldersee.
116b. 62. Count von Waldersee reviewing the Russian troops who fought during the siege.
116c. 63. Bombay Cavalry at the review before Count von Waldersee.
116d. 64. Count von Waldersee shaking hands with a Russian Cossack, specially mentioned during siege.
117a. 65. Victorian Naval Contingent at drill
117b. 67. Madras Pioneers at drill.
117c. 68. Arrival of French Infantry.
117d. 69. Arrival of Italians.
118a. 70. Madras Pioneers demolishing cover.
118b. 71. Arrival of Germans.
118c. 72. Camp in Recreation Ground.
Peking
118d. 73. Departure of Bluejackets for Peking.
119a. 74. Departure of Convoy for Peking.
119b. 75. 4.7 gun for Peking.
119c. 76. Departure of Lancers for Peking.
119d. 77. Pei-tsang Camp.
119e. 78. Ruins in Tungchow.
120a. 79. Convoy on the road to Peking.
120b. 80. Water-gate through which the British entered the Tartar City.
120c. 81. Gate of Imperial City.
120d. 82. Gate of Forbidden City.
121a. 83. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank safe which went through the fire, and resisted attempts of the Chinese to open; the contents were eventually found intact.
121b. 84. Ruins in “Chen-men” street.
121c. 85. Ruins of the “Chen-men”.
121d. 86. Ruins in Legation Street.
122a. 87. Ruins of the London Mission Buildings.
122b. 88. View of Summer Palace.
122c. 89. City wall, shewing trees growing out of the side.
123a. 90. Astronomical Instruments in the Observatory on the Wall.
123b. 91. Tower on East Wall.
123c. 92. The “Coal Hill”.
123d. 93. Hata-Men.
124a. 94. Gate of Forbidden City.
124b. 95. Pei-tang Cathedral.
124c. 96. Chinese Examination Halls.

pp. 125-141. 32 photographs
Includes photographs of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, the Return of the Court to Peking in 1901, the Mongolian Prince and his bodyguards passing through a street in Peking, and the Russian occupation of Northwest China in 1901.
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright: Created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Published Information
Molixun yan li de jin dai Zhongguo = Old China through G.E. Morrison's eyes / Shen Jiawei bian zhuan ; Dou Kun deng yi. Fuzhou : Fujian jiao yu chu ban she, 2007. Edition Di 2 ban.
Description source

The Boxer Rebellion: Includes a printed list of the first 96 photographs
General note

Digital order no:Album ID : 833447
Signatures / Inscriptions

Some photographs are captioned on reverse.
Creator/Author/Artist
Morrison, George Ernest, 1862-1920
Hewlett, Meyrick, Sir, 1876-
Subject
Postcards.
Sieges--China.
Place
Beijing (China)
China
China--History--Boxer Rebellion--1899-1901.
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