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TitleUntitled album - Photographs of Canton and environs
Book ID1658
Year1893
Author(s)Drew, Dora May
Publication typePrint
Number of pages60
CommentsSouvenir album of 60 photographic prints by Edward Bangs Drew (1843-1924), commissioner of customs in the Chinese Maritime Customs Service. Edward Bangs Drew joined the Chinese Maritime Customs Service in 1864 after earning his BA degree from Harvard.  In 1868, Drew was appointed a Commissioner of the Service, a position he held for decades. During that time he collected photographs that document clothing, customs, and daily life in 19th century China, as well as Drew’s life and career, including family and social gatherings, public appearances, and events and ceremonies.


A copy of the original photographs and albums in the Edward Bangs Drew Collection is located at the Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard University (see URL below). Provenance of the present digital copy unknown.
Keywords (en)China; Shanghai; Canton; Guangzhou; landscape; building; temple; legation; bridge
LanguageEnglish
URLhttp://hcl.harvard.edu/collections/digital_collections/edward_bangs_drew.cfm
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