[PEKING PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM: A STUNNING GROUP OF 79 EXCELLENTBLACK & WHITE 1920-1

[Orange 1920-30's, Orient & Occident]. Japanese black album, hand-carved wood covers, lacquered, 38 x 70 cm., 27 black stiff-paper pages,79 black and white glossy photographs, an excellent example, string-tide spine. ORIGINAL PERIOD PHOTOS . *** **** *** . .A FASCINATING SUPERB GROUP OF BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF . . . VARIOUS SIGHTS, PLACES & PEOPLE OF OLD PEIPING . . . TAKEN BY AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR ORIENT & OCCIDENT . . . AND LILLICO COMPANY OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY . . . 79 PHOTOS IN ALL EACH WITH TYPED CAPTIONS . * This is an excellent set of 79 fine photographic examples of Peiping environs & views. . General subjects photographed: The Forbidden City, Emperor & Empress, Dowager Empress, architecture, palaces, temples, transportation, religion, customs, business, Confucianism, Tibetans, Lamaism, art works, jade, food, various musical instruments, dance, winter snow scenes, foreign delegations, stone sculpture, bronzes, palace scenery, snow scenes, dragons, marriage &c... . Transportation: ox and donkey carts, camel trains, rickshaws, horseback & rail road trains, shanks mere &c... . *** THE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIOS: Photo studio credits to Orient & Occident: 779 East Clark Place, Orange, New Jersey and Lillico: 746 E. Clark Place, Orange, New Jersey. . *** PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAMES ARE CITED ON SOME PHOTOS: . Frederick O. Bemm [1887-1944]: Bemm was an active photographer 1910's-1930's. Bemm was a staff photographer for the Art Institute of Chicago and later owned and operated a studio. Several institutions including the Chicago History Museum have collections of his work. See references below. * H.R. Ferger [1889-1987: Also known as Rev. Henri Rabb Ferger, born in Tennessee, was a missionary and teacher for the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in India. Most of his photographs were taken 1920 to 1940. There are many entries for him on the internet. See references below. * P.M. Hinkhouse, background & data not found. . *** THE ALBUM: The album has a black lacquer border with gold painted decorations. In the center area is a natural wood hand-carved scene of Mt. Fuji in the background, and a rural farm in the foreground. Shows a typical farm house with traditional rice straw roof, watermill and a pagoda in the distance. All page have gilt edges. . See photos posted on our website. . *** DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALBUM PAGE NUMBERS, each photo has a typed caption, we summarize the captions below: . There are a few 'standard' & many odd sized photos, per the below list. We indicate width x height, although some photos follow this size, some are the same size but vertical or horizontal, most all sizes are rounded off to be approximately + or -a couple of mm.], all measurements are in cm.: size: dimensions: "a" = 14 x 8 cm. "b" = 16.5 x 15 "c" = 19.5 x 12 "d" = 9 x 14.5 "e" = 16 x 21 "f" = 22 x 15 "g" = 7.5 x 10 "h" = 12.4 x 18 "i" = 8 x 14 "j" = 12 x 8.5 "k" = 10.5 x 8 "l" = 15 x 10.5 "m" = 12 x 12.5 "n" = 7 x 12.5 "o" = 8.5 x 15 "p" = 17 x 12 . Page numbers below match the penciled number on each page as near the corner as possible: . SUBJECT OF THE PHOTOS BY PAGE NUMBERS: . Page # Description Size --------------------------------------------------------- 1: 4 Photos: a. FIVE SACRED BRIDGES IN FORBIDDEN CITY, size a b. INSIDE FORBIDDEN CITY, " " " c. " " " , A CANAL size b . 2. 3 Photos: a. FORBIDDEN CITY, ROCKERY, THE BOY EMPEROR LIVED size c b. " " LOTUS POND, NORTH WALL size a c. " " CORNER OF THE WALL size d . 3. 2 Photos: a. " " ALTAR OF HEAVEN, NIGHT PHOTO size b b. CONFUCIAN TEMPLE, STONE DRUMS size d . 4. 3 Photos a. " " INTERIOR, THE OLD UNIVERSITY size e b. CHANG TSO LIN PARTICIPATES CONFUCIAN CEREMONY size a c. PORCELAIN MEMORIAL ARC "PAILOW" " . 5. 3 Photos: a. CONFUCIAN PRIEST PLAYING DRUMS size d b. BELLS & GONGS " c. HALL OF CLASSICS " . 6. 2 Photos a. A RELIC OF MANCHU GRANDEUR, MARBLE BRIDGE, SUMMER PALACE . size f b. PAVILIONS SUMMER PALACE, OF DOWAGER EMPRESS size d . 7. 4 Photos: a. WHITE MARBLE BRIDGE, SUMMER PALACE size a b. MARBLE SHIP " " " d. APRICOT TREE " " size g . 8. 3 Photos: a. WINTER PALACE WHITE DAGOBA size d b. " " TEA PAVILION size h c. " " DETAIL size a . 9. 3 Photos: a. " " WHEN WINTER COMES size a b. LAMA TEMPLE, DEVIL DANCERS, " c. " " PAINTING OF UNIVERSE size e . 10. 2 Photos: a. " " RELIGIOUS PROCESSION " b. " " CORNER TIBETAN LAMASERY size g . 11. 2 Photos a. HALL OF CLASSICS [PI YUNG KUNG] 300 STONE STELE size e b. " " " " " " size a . 12. 4 Photos: a. " " " " " b. ADVERTISING OPENING A NEW SHOP, " c. CARVED FRONT CHINESE SHOP, CAKE MERCHANT " d. " " " " " " " . 13. 4 Photos: a. [No caption] STORE FRONT & RICKSHAW PULLER size i b. GINGER-BREAD CARVED STORE FRONT SHOP " c. MONEY CHANGER SHOP " d. METAL WARE SHOP " . 14. 4 Photos: a. OPEN-AIR CHINA SHOP " b. CARVED SHOP FRONT size j c. OPEN-AIR MARKET, REMNANTS OF CLOTH size i d. ENGLISH AS USED IN ORIENT:DENTIST SIGN reads:" INSERTION . OF FALSE TEETH & EYES, LATEST !METHODIST! [sic] size a . 15. 4 Photos: a. "HERE COMES THE [CHINESE] BRIDE" size k b. VISIT TO JADE [ST.] WORKS size a c. "HERE COMES THE BRIDE" Long Procession size a d. INSPECTING CLOISONNÉ PIECES size l . 16. 3 Photos: a. COOLIES REPAIRING LEGATION QUARTERS WALL AUSTRIA " b. CORNER OF BRITISH LEGATION WALL FORTIFICATIONS " c. AMERICAN MINISTER RESIDENCE & LEGATION QUARTERS " . 17. 3 Photos: a. SOCIETY WOMEN DISPLAY YESTERDAY & TODAYS FASHIONS size m b. BITE OF MELON size n c. PROUD OF HIS "PIG-TAIL" LONG QUEUE size o . 18. 3 Photos: a. MONEY CHANGER size g b. OLD PATRIARCH PORTABLE LUNCH COUNTER " c. MULETEER PUFFS ON PIPE size i . 19. 4 Photos: a. 2 FORMS OF TRANSPORT: COOLIES PUSH A CART; JINRIKISHA a b. CARVED GINGER-BREAD SHOP FRONT size " c. CHINESE WELLS & WATER: WATER CARRIER " g d. WESTERN HILLS PEI-YUAN SSU TEMPLE " i . 20. 3 Photos a. MONEY CHANGER SHOP " g b. TWO OF THE 3 JADE FOUNTAIN PAGODAS, WESTERN HILLS " d c. OLD CHINESE WOMAN FOOD VENDER " g . 21. 3 Photos a. ELABORATELY DECORATED BUILDING " " " a b. PEKING CART LEAVES CITY, IN DOBBIN " g c. GROTESQUE GUARDIAN " " " n . 22. 3 Photos: a. WHEN WINTER COMES TO PEIPING CAMEL CARAVAN LEAVES " a b. CAMEL CARAVAN LEAVING PEKING " k c. HOMEWARD BOUND FOR MONGOLIA, CAMEL CARAVAN " p . 23. 3 Photos: a. OX TANDEM PULLS HEAVY LOAD, PEIPING BY WALL " " b. ARMORED TRAIN OF N. CHINA TROOPS AT PEIPING " a b. TRAVELING NANKOW PASS " a . 24. 3 Photos: a. TRIUMPHAL ARCH ENTRANCE TO MING TOMBS " a b. BURIAL PLACE FORMER CHINESE EMPERORS, MING TOMBS " j c. STONE ELEPHANTS, " " " a . 25. 2 Photos: a. PEKING GEESE NEAR MOAT OUTSIDE PEIPING WALL " p b. BRONZE INCENSE BURNER TOMB EMPRESS DOWAGER " i . 26. 1 Photo: ENTRANCE TO TOMB OF CHIEN EUNG, MANCHU EMPEROR 18 CTY." a . 27. 1 Photo: CHINESE REPRESENTATION OF MARS, WAR GOD, PEIPING TEMPLE " j . END OF PHOTOS . *** NOTE ON PHOTOS POSTED TO OUR WEBSITE: Please review photos posted to our website. . Please note, some left margins of photos posted to our website show a reflection or discoloration due to the hinged part of the album which held that side of the images less than flat against our scanner. The images DO NOT actually have any discoloration or issues, this is merely a function of digital imaging. All images are vivid, clear and without any discoloration whatsoever. This phenomenon mostly affects odd number photos such as illus07.jpg and a few others on the left margin only. . *** CONDITION: The album is in very excellent condition, with a mended spine, now stable & solid. . The pages are the typical thick black paper, with 3 gilt edges, all tied at the spine with blue cotton string. Photographs are held firm by the typical period "Nuace" red gummed corners, contemporary of the 1920-30's. All photos are therefore not laid down but inserted into the corner mountings. Photos are mounted on both sides of the pages. . The photos are in excellent condition and have been nicely protected since the 1920-30's in a nice album. The images are clear, professionally printed on unmarked American [Kodak?] glossy photographic paper. . Some photos have pencil notations on the verso . The typed captions are tipped to the lower back side of each photo. These greatly to the identification, activities or scenes photographed. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** REFERENCES: . Photographers: . Frederick O. Bemm sechtl-vosecek.ucw.cz/en/mark_jacobs_autochrome/fred eric_o_bemm.html . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_O._Bemm * H.R. Ferger: rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM06646.html . worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1930-watch-fields-fer ger-signed-1440886384 . digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/search?type=dism ax&f%5B0%5D=mods_name_role_phs_ms%3AFerger%2C%5C%20Henri%5C% 20R.%5C%20%5C%28Henri%5C%20Rabb%5C%29%2C%5C%201889%5C-1987.% 5C%20%5C%28photographer%5C%29 . * .