Caption

The British Consulate-General. The bicycle race, View of the British Consulate with decorations and a bicycle race in Shanghai for the Diamond Jubilee of Victoria of the United Kingdom, photograph, page, photographer: WR Kahler (possibly), Shanghai, 1897, paper, albumen print, height 264 mm x width 175 mm, Photographs opposite page 72., commemoration, jubilee, façade (of house or building), festivities (wreath, garland, festive activities), bicycle racing, A sepia-toned page with two rectangular photographs mounted vertically, separated by blank space. The upper photograph shows a two-story stone building with a front lawn, a row of windows along both floors, decorative trim along the roofline, and striped flags or drapery hanging across the central entrance; shrubbery appears at one side of the building. The lower photograph shows a wide outdoor scene with a crowd of people standing along the edge of a grassy area, trees in the background, and several spectators in the foreground wearing hats with wide brims.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_144

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Rights managed

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58.6Mb (6.0Mb) / 12.0in x 19.0in / 3590 x 5709 (300dpi)

Keywords

British Consulate-General bicycle race View British Consulate decorations Shanghai Diamond Jubilee Victoria United Kingdom photograph page photographer WR Kahler 1897 paper albumen print height 264 mm x width 175 mm Photographs opposite page 72 commemoration jubilee façade of house building festivities wreath garland festive activities bicycle racing sepia-toned page two rectangular photographs mounted vertically separated blank space upper photograph two-story stone building front lawn row windows floors decorative trim roofline striped flags drapery hanging across central entrance shrubbery side lower photograph wide outdoor scene crowd people standing edge grassy area trees background several spectators foreground wearing hats wide brims