Laying the foundation stone of the British Consulate in Hoihow, 1898

Title : Laying the foundation stone of the British Consulate in Hoihow, 1898

Topic : Chinese Maritime Customs Service

Year : 1898

Location : Unknown

Date (start) : Monday 19 September 1898

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Paper

Caption on support : Hoihow, Hainan,19th September, 1898. Laying of foundation stone of British Consulate by Mrs O'Brien Butler.

Information data : University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: he01-015. Photo from an album (UoB reference he01) kept in the School of Oriental and African Studies Archives, London (SOAS reference PP MS 82/13). See he01-016. There is a newspaper cutting pasted in next to these two photos, about the new Consulate.

Keywords : CMCS;Chinese Maritime Customs Service;IMCS;Imperial Maritime Customs Service;Consul;Britain;flag;building;foreigner;Hainan;Haikou