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2018.00712 - Print, Photographic
"Hall of Provincal Assembly" - p.112 Eighteen Captials of China -"Ruins of the Forbidden City" In the Yuan dynasty, Beijing was known as Dadu, and the Imperial City formed the centre of the city. In 1368, the Ming armies conquered Dadu, and changed its name to "Beiping" (the two characters meaning "north" and "peace" or "pacified"), with the capital moved to Nanjing. Because the Imperial City was untouched by battle, most of the Imperial City...
Record Type: Photo
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2018.00713 - Print, Photographic
Familes of the China Inland Mission at Changsha, China
Record Type: Photo
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2018.00714 - Print, Photographic
South Gate of Nanchang Nanchang is located 130 km (81 mi) south of the Yangtze River and is situated on the right bank of the Gan River just below its confluence with the Jin River and some 40 km (25 mi) southwest of its discharge into Poyang Lake. Nanchang (Chin) is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. Nanchang is the largest city in Jiangxi Province. Nanchang is located in the central part of Jiangxi Province, with a h...
Record Type: Photo
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2018.00715 - Print, Photographic
June 8 , 1908 Photo of Great Wall - Section Unknown
Record Type: Photo
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2018.38.1 - Print, Photographic
Photograph of Doylestown Joint High School Class of 1952 at Mount Vernon, home of George Washington. Visit was part of their trip to Washington, DC. Black and white photo with numerous signatures on the back. Photo could have been owned by Ina Hinkle since her name is written in on the upper left back within the photographer's information.
Record Type: Photo
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2018.39.2 - Print, Photographic
Black and white photograph of 43. S. Main Street in Doylestown; the "Swartzlander" building taken in 2015.
Record Type: Photo
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2018.39.3 - Print, Photographic
Copy of a photograph of the grand opening of Bon Ton in Doylestown Shopping Center on August 20, 1998. Several unknown men in tuxedos are standing in front of the store. Banner reads, "The World of Fashion at Your Door."
Record Type: Photo
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2018.39.4 - Print, Photographic
Nine color photographs of the Bon Ton Department store that include employee meetings, celebrations, clothing collections. Photographs are marked a-i and are shown in order in the image display.
Record Type: Photo
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2019.00717 - Print, Photographic
Streets of Shanghai 1902 p. 5 "Yankee on Yangzte"
Record Type: Photo
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2019.00718 - Print, Photographic
" Geiloh "- Celestial Name given in China " Great American traveling with Passport"
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2019.00724 - Print, Photographic
Ancient Gate at Nanking in 1902 Historic Background - The city wall of Nanjing was built from 1360 to 1386 under the founder of the Ming dynasty, the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang was crowned Emperor, and made Nanjing his capital. The southern and eastern sections of the old city wall from the Tang dynasty were incorporated into the new wall. The northern and eastern sections were built afresh. The city wall was ...
Record Type: Photo
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2019.00725 - Print, Photographic
Jiangnan Examination Hall (Jiangnan Gongyuan) was first built in the 4th year of the Xiaozong reign (Qiandao era) of the Southern Song (1168). Nanjing was made as capital in the Ming dynasty. Jiangnan Examination Hall was used as the examination hall for both the provincial level examination (juren) of Jiangsu Province as well as Anhui Province and metropolitan examination (jinshi). After the capital was moved to Beijing in the Yongle period, the...
Record Type: Photo
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2019.00726 - Print, Photographic
YMCA in Nanking, 1902 The first YMCA in China was established in 1885 by American Christian missionaries in a Fuzhou Church School. In 1895, the North America YMCA Association sent missionaries to the city of Tianjin to establish the first inner city YMCA. Starting in 1900, other cities set up inner city YMCA programs such as Shanghai (1900), Fuzhou (1905), the city of Guangzhou (1909), Shantou(1910), and Hong Kong (1910). December 12 – 15, 1912...
Record Type: Photo
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2019.00727 - Print, Photographic
Tuan Fang - Eduator, Polictican and book collector Was a member of the Tohoro clan and the Plain White Banner of the Eight Banners. Tuan Fang was a well-known collector of antiques. Respresented Qing Dynasty Abroad During his inspection tours abroad, he also collected ancient Egyptian artifacts, becoming the first modern Chinese person to have a collection of foreign artifacts. The 1910 Nanyang industrial exposition took place while Tuan...
Record Type: Photo
