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Portrait of Lucy Meredith, niece of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Young pre-teen girl in white dress with pink ribbon belt. Hand-tinted engraving by Frederick Christian Lewis after an illustration by Sir
Ichthyosaur, Plesiosaur and PterosaursIchthyosaur and Plesiosaur fighting at left, Pterosaurs at right. Fantastic image copied from a mezzotint by John Martin from Thomas Hawkins Book of the Great Sea-Dragons
Woman in velvet dress with chiffon double tunic trimmed with skunk fur, stole and muff of white fox fur. Robe de velours a double tunique de mousseline de soie bordee de skunks
Woman in a large toile skirt, looking afraid of a spider. Jupe de grosse toile. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Gerda Wegener from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames
Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with black waistcoatWoman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with little waistcoat of black velvet. Robe de velours mais, petite veste de velours noir bordee de vair
Woman in afternoon outfit leaning on a column, 1913Woman in afternoon outfit of long skirt with floral border, floral jacket with lace trim, leaning on a column. Toilette d apres-midi
British Empire exhibition, Hong Kong sign writerSign writer from Hong Kong who had travelled especially to paint signs at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924
The Hong Kong pavilion at the British Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924
Artists impress of the Hong Kong section of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924
Page from The Bystander reporting on the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Illustration by Howard K. Elcock show the Hong Kong gateway, with a Chinese junk and shops. Date: 1924
Notes in the Chinese Court - various artefacts and scenes from Chinese life on exhibition. 1884
Distributing the Pekin GazetteScenes in China. Distributing the Pekin Gazette. 1873
Engraving of the Cochin China Fowl kept by Queen Victoria at Windsor. Date: 1843
Chinese headstones, Longuenesse Souvenir CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016
Tea Tree, Thea Bohea, China. Date: 1820
Stages of tea production, China -- Tea Tree, Thea Bohea Loureiro. Date: 1820
Gathering the leaves of the tea plant, China. (2 of 4) Date: 1832
Final process of mixing the tea, China. (4 of 4) Date: 1832
Drying and rolling the green tea, China. (3 of 4) Date: 1832
Roasting tea over a fire, China. Date: 1851
Cultivation of the tea plant, China. (1 of 4) Date: 1832
Drying tea indoors, China. Date: 1851
Roasting top grade tea over a fire, China. Date: 1851
Sifting tea, China. Date: 1851
Sifting tea by hand, China. Date: 1851
Drying tea in the open air, ChinaDrying tea on a frame in the open air, China. Date: 1851
Woman gathering tea, China. 1857
Sorting tea, China. Date: circa 1870
Tasting tea, China. 1888
Weighing tea chests, China. Date: 1888
Shirley Kellogg & chorus in Zig-Zag, HippodromeA zig-zag effect in " Zig-Zag!. Shirley Kellogg, star of the 1917 revue at the London Hippodrome, " Zig-Zag!" seated on a cushion as Shir Lee in the Chinese Lacquer scene
Chung Ling Soo at the London HippodromeChung Ling Soo, Chinese conjuror (real name Billy Robinson) in publicity photographs for his act at the London Hippodrome in 1904. Date: 1904
New Sanitary Laundry, Novelty Silk HandkerchiefNew Sanitary Laundry, Orchard Road, Shepherds Bush, West London - Novelty Silk Handkerchief. circa 1890
Fish-catching cormorants at the HippodromeFour cormorants, brought from China to appear at the London Hippodrome in 1905. Their act consisted of retrieving fish thrown into the water tank and when a large trout was put in
Group photo at racecourse, Shanghai, China, consisting of Chinese, Japanese and American men in military, naval and civilian dress. Date: circa 1927
Chinese women in traditional dress. 1906
Hong Kong, Happy Valley Golf Clubhouse and pavilions with race course bend to the right. Date: circa 1890s
Hong Kong - Mody Road, Kowloon - Lyee Moon BuildingA very rare view of Hong Kong - Mody Road, Kowloon - Lyee Moon Building - Signal Hill Tower (on left) on Blackhead Point with a time ball (only in use 1927-1933). circa 1930
Shanghai Races - horse being led through the crowdA horse being led through the crowd at Shanghai Races, July 1939. Brought over from the Mongolian Steppes, the horse, Applejack, was a spring winner. 1939
Gateway to Hall of the Classics, Beijing, ChinaGateway (part of a triple archway of sculpted marble) leading to the Hall of the Classics (Guozijian), at the Old University, Peking (Beijing), China. Date: circa early 1930s
Shanghai Races - Chinese girls spectatingTwo Chinese girls in the crowd at the Shanghai races, 1939. 1939
Shanghai Races - statues outside the race clubChinese racegoers lighting candles and burning incense in front of statues of the patron saints of the Hwa Hewi (Flower Society)
Shanghai RacesA general view of Shanghai racecourse with a race in progress, 1939. 1939
Shanghai Races - studying the form-bookTwo Chinese men studying form at the Shanghai Races in 1939. 1939
Nanjing, China - The Mausoleum of Sun Yat-SenNanjing, China - The Mausoleum and Remembrance Hall of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (1886-1925). Chinese politician, physician and philosopher who provisionally served as the first president of the Republic of
Postcard showing Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, 1930s Date: 1930s
Portion of the Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese TheatrePostcard showing a portion of the Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, 1930s Date: 1930s
A view of the Chinese Room at the Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly, London, 1920s Date: 1920s