View of stone camels, elephants and other animal statues along the Spirit Road [Shen Dao] leading to the Ming Tombs [Ming Chen Ling], Changping county, near Peking (now Beijing), China
1887 or before
- The imprinted label was possibly included after the album was assembled.
Albumen silver print
comp.: 22.1 x 29.2 cm secondary support: 27.3 x 37.2 cm
PH1984:1203:011
dated and inscribed - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on the secondary support, l.l.: "1887."; and b.: "The Ming Tombs- Avenue of Approach- / Pekin-" labelled, imprinted and numbered - in typescript and black ink, on a paper label associated with the photograph: "[Chinese characters] / No. 901, THE MING TOMBS." and with a description of the Ming Tombs and the avenue leading to them
Beijing; China;
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