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Place of creation: China: Object history: Photograph acquired by Berthold Laufer in China between 1901 and 1904: Notes: On behalf of the American Museum of Natural History, Berthold Laufer (1874–1934) undertook the Jacob H. Schiff expedition (1901–1904), sending him to China to "carry out scientific investigations in Eastern Asia" (Berthold Laufer to Franz Boas, 7 January 1900) and to make ...
According to the scholar Meccarelli, Chinese photography is the result of several factors. These include the study of optics (invention of camera obscura), the development of modern chemistry (photosensitive substances), the diffusion and settlement of Western medicine (especially anatomy), the presence of Westerners and missionaries (know-how and use of the photographic tool) [2 ...
Media in category "Chinese public domain photographs" ... Old nomad tenttibet.jpg 800 × 524; 147 KB. Qiushi Eagle.png 188 × 165; 19 KB. Shanghaibaby.jpg 471 × 341 ...
One page that is dedicated to celebrating photography from history is Old-Time Photos on Facebook. This account shares digitized versions of photos from the late 1800s all the way up to the 1980s.
Image credits: UrbanAchievers6371 Scouten says we can get a lot of information from an old photo. "For people who enjoy research, photos give us many clues to when the photo was taken.
Bloody Saturday, by H. S. Wong. Bloody Saturday (Chinese: 血腥的星期六; pinyin: Xuèxīng de Xīngqíliù) is a black-and-white photograph taken on 28 August 1937, a few minutes after a Japanese air attack struck civilians during the Battle of Shanghai in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Image credits: Recreate the past Nostalgia is one of the big reasons why people love recreating old photos. Whether it’s a picture of you teasing your sibling or a throwback to a beach vacation ...
Chinese cash coins continued to be produced into the first year of the Republic of China until their production was completely phased out in 1912. A large number of trial coins were also cast, however these weren't ever officially issued.