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Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
(CHINA) Group of 39 vintage photographs of Beijing and Canton by local professional photographers, many of which are expertly tinted.
A lively group of images that captures a western tourist's view of daily life in China as well as many of its most iconic and sumptuously beautiful architectural and cultural landmarks in Beijing. With street scenes (including a funeral procession), temples, and the Summer Palace, in addition to tradesmen, laborers, scenes along the Pearl River, a section of the Great Wall, and more. Silver prints, 15 are hand-colored, most of the images measuring 3x5 1/4 inches (7.6x13.3 cm.), and the reverse, with captions, in ink or pencil, and a few with hand stamps of the Peking Art Studio and various shops, on verso. 1920s
