Caption

View of Zhengyang Men, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Donald Mennie, Beijing, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1915 - in or before 1920, paper, rotogravure, height 245 mm x width 216 mm, gate, entrance, Zhengyang Men, A large multi-tiered stone and brick gatehouse with tiled overhanging roofs and rows of small square openings dominates the upper part of the image, while a wide arched passage sits at its center; in front of the gatehouse a paved plaza shows numerous people walking and working, some pulling or riding in two-wheeled rickshaws and carts, one cart with two seated figures viewed from behind, others carrying buckets suspended from a shoulder pole, and a few standing or walking individuals wearing hats and loose clothing.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B07_022

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51.3Mb (12.5Mb) / 13.3in x 15.0in / 3981 x 4506 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Zhengyang Men page photomechanical print photographer Donald Mennie Beijing cliché maker anonymous c 1915 - 1920 paper rotogravure height 245 mm x width 216 mm gate entrance large multi-tiered stone brick gatehouse tiled overhanging roofs rows small square openings dominates upper part image wide arched passage sits center front gatehouse paved plaza numerous people walking working pulling riding two-wheeled rickshaws carts cart two seated figures viewed carrying buckets suspended shoulder pole standing walking individuals wearing hats loose clothing