The British Legation, siege of the Legation Quarter, Peking

Title : The British Legation, siege of the Legation Quarter, Peking

Topic : Other collections

Location : Beijing

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Paper

Caption on support : In the Legation.

Information data : University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: NA05-14. From an album (C0 1069/425. CHINA 5. Siege of Peking, Boxer Rebellion, 1900.) in The National Archives. Crown copyright image reproduced by permission of The National Archives, London, England. The National Archives give no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for purpose of the information provided. This image may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to The National Archives Image Library, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU, UK. Siege of the Legation Quarter, Peking (Beijing). The woman holding a doll and the hand of a girl, may be Miss Mary Elizabeth Andrews (1840-1936), American Missionary. In an album (Killie Family Papers RG226) held in the Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, USA, this photograph is captioned: "In the British Legation. End view of the Front Tinger (or Pavilion). This part was usually occupied by about twenty foreign and native Catholic nuns, who were the guests of the manager of the Peking Hotel." Photograph by Reverend Charles A. Killie.

Keywords : TNA;National;Archives;Boxer;bicycle;architecture

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