Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL16060042
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Reference Number:
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EHP/13/62
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Series Title:
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E. H. Parker MSS - Photographs of China
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Parent Work Title:
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Dragon boat, Guangzhou (Canton)
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Date Created:
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[date not identified]
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Description:
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Photograph of a scene in Guangzhou, showing a river packed with boats, including a dragon boat. In the background, on the opposite shore, can be seen a large church. Parker's note on reverse: 10A, [] illustrates most vividly several[?] stories[?]'. This photo was reproduced in Parker's book 'John Chinaman', facing p. 98, where it is accompanied by the label, 'Looking Down the Canton River, (Cathedral to left; "flower-boats" and dragon-boat for racing to right.)' The cathedral is the Sacred Heart (Catholic) Cathedral, which was completed in 1888.
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Subject:
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China--Description and travel.
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Subject:
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Photography--China
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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China: Canton: Guangzhou
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Item Height:
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205 mm
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Item Width:
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276 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2016-06-03
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2016-07
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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