Caption

Soldiers in Shanghai for the Diamond Jubilee of Victoria of the United Kingdom, The light horse volunteers. Firing the salute in the public garden, photograph, page, photographer: WR Kahler (possibly), Shanghai, 1897, paper, albumen print, height 264 mm x width 175 mm, Photos opposite page 16., commemoration, jubilee, ruler saluted with gun-fire, A faded sepia page with two rectangular photographs mounted vertically, the upper photograph showing a line of mounted riders in dark uniforms and light helmets grouped on a flat shoreline with water visible in the background and horses casting shadows on the ground, the lower photograph depicting a shoreline with a sloped stone embankment, trees and a small crowd near the water, a cloud of smoke rising over the embankment toward the water, and distant buildings across the water, all surrounded by aged paper with spots and creases.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A79_147

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46.6Mb (5.0Mb) / 9.9in x 18.2in / 2984 x 5457 (300dpi)

Keywords

Soldiers Shanghai Diamond Jubilee Victoria United Kingdom light horse volunteers Firing salute public garden photograph page photographer WR Kahler 1897 paper albumen print height 264 mm x width 175 mm Photos opposite page 16 commemoration jubilee ruler saluted gun-fire faded sepia page two rectangular photographs mounted vertically upper photograph showing line mounted riders dark uniforms light helmets grouped flat shoreline water visible background horses casting shadows ground lower photograph depicting shoreline sloped stone embankment trees small crowd near water cloud smoke rising embankment distant buildings across surrounded aged paper spots creases