Caption

Street view in Beijing, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Donald Mennie, Beijing, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1915 - in or before 1920, paper, rotogravure, height 257 mm x width 203 mm, street, A grayscale scene of a stone street lined with low buildings with sloping roofs on one side and a low wall on the other, with a large leafy tree and other trees visible in the background; several people walk along the street, some wearing long garments, and some lead or ride animals pulling simple carts and packs; market items and stools are arranged near the wall and in front of the buildings, and a cart loaded with goods stands near the center; the ground shows worn paving stones and scattered shadows.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B07_038

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.8Mb (6.9Mb) / 13.3in x 16.9in / 3999 x 5055 (300dpi)

Keywords

Street view Beijing page photomechanical print photographer Donald Mennie cliché maker anonymous c 1915 - 1920 paper rotogravure height 257 mm x width 203 mm street grayscale scene stone street lined low buildings sloping roofs side low wall large leafy tree trees visible background several people walk wearing long garments lead ride animals pulling simple carts packs market items stools arranged near wall front buildings cart loaded goods stands near center ground worn paving stones scattered shadows