Caption
Mr. Satow's Photographic Establishment, Nanking Street, View of a photo studio presumably belonging to Erneste Mason Satow in Shanghai, the façade is decorated for the Diamond Jubilee of Victoria of the United Kingdom, photograph, page, photographer: WR Kahler (possibly), Shanghai, 1897, WR Kahler, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 150 mm x width 107 mm, commemoration, jubilee, festivities (wreath, garland, festive activities), A faded sepia photograph of a two-story building facade draped with multiple triangular and rectangular cloth flags and banners hanging from ropes across the upper level, with several large round decorative objects interspersed among the fabric, a large draped cloth hanging centrally from the balcony, and a row of tall windows visible beneath the decorations; a group of people stand in front of the building on the sidewalk, some wearing light-colored shirts and long garments, a few wearing hats, and one person holding a bicycle near the front, while the scene shows worn roof tiles above the balcony and a pale border surrounding the image.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A79_146
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20.1Mb (3.2Mb) / 7.9in x 9.9in / 2360 x 2973 (300dpi)