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Category Archives: Heritage
Trading Places, a photographic journey through China’s former Treaty Ports
Nicholas Kitto describes the project which culminated in the recent publication of his book ‘Trading Places, A Photographic Journey Through China’s Former Treaty Ports’ (Blacksmith Books) It was quite late on 16 December 1996, and I was walking along Racecourse … Continue reading
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Tagged Kitto, photography, Treaty Port
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Commemorating John Thomson: Edinburgh to install a Bronze Plaque
Jamie Carstairs, who manages the Historical Photographs of China Project, nominated John Thomson for a plaque in Edinburgh. The independent plaques panel at Heritage Environment Scotland (HES) announced yesterday that a plaque to commemorate the Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921), is … Continue reading
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Tagged Edinburgh, plaque, Thomson
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Charles Frederick Moore (1837-1916), a photographer in China
Jamie Carstairs, who manages the Historical Photographs of China Project, follows up serendipitous events, leading to a rabbit hole, in which a ‘new’ nineteenth century China photographer was found. ‘Mr. C. F. Moore, in the service of the Customs at Ningpo, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dudgeon, Moore, Ningbo, Royal BC Museum, Watson, Yuanmingyuan, Zhapu
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Statue and symbol: Queen Victoria in Hong Kong
Dr Helena F. S. Lopes is Senior Research Associate in the History of Hong Kong and a Lecturer in Modern Chinese History at the University of Bristol. She holds a DPhil in History from the University of Oxford. Wikipedia’s ‘List … Continue reading
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Tagged Hong Kong history, memorial, Queen Victoria, Sino-Japanese War, statue
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Restored – the grave of pioneering travel photographer John Thomson
Jamie Carstairs, who manages the Historical Photographs of China Project, reports on the tribute to the photographer John Thomson FRGS, whose grave has now been restored. John Thomson (1837-1921) is acclaimed in Martin Parr and Gerry Badger’s The Photobook: A History … Continue reading
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Tagged grave, London, photographer, restoration, Thomson
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In and outside the combat zone: The Regimental Museums Project (1)
In the first of two blogs, Dr Andrew Hillier introduces a new Historical Photographs of China initiative – the Regimental Museums Project – which he is coordinating, and which will draw on photographs in regimental and national collections, to explore … Continue reading
Posted in About us, Collections, Heritage, History of photography in China, Regimental Collections
Tagged Archives, army, Beato, China Campaigns Project, military, museums, Royal Engineers, war
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Restoring John Thomson’s grave
Jamie Carstairs, Historical Photographs of China Project manager, has joined the committee seeking to restore photographer John Thomson’s grave. Here he explains why. An ad hoc group has come together to try to raise the funds needed to restore the … Continue reading
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Tagged china, exhibition, fund, grave, photographer, Siam, Thomson
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Regimental Cartes de Visite
Following the copying of the Royal Hampshire Museum’s collection of China- related photographs by the Historical Photographs of China project, Dr Andrew Hillier shows how these can reveal the personal aspects of a regiment on campaign in empire. First … Continue reading
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Tagged army, museums, Second Opium War, Taiping Rebellion
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Andrew Hillier on Images of War and Regimental Memory
Following a recent visit to the Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum in Winchester, Dr Andrew Hillier discusses the rich resources that are available in such museums and their importance to the study of imperial history. There are well over one hundred … Continue reading
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Tagged battle, Felice Beato, Opium War, war
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Josepha Richard on Documenting gardens of China through early photographs
Josepha Richard is a PhD candidate at the University of Sheffield, specialised in Modern China and the gardens of 19th century Guangzhou. She holds an MA in Chinese studies (Leeds University) and Art History (Sorbonne Paris IV) and was recently … Continue reading
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Tagged Canton, gardens, Guangzhou, landscapes
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