Caption

Exterior of the Astor House Hotel in Shanghai, album page, photograph, Part of Album with 50 photos of a trip through Southeast Asia., Shanghai, in or after 1859 - c. 1900, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 204 mm x width 274 mm, hotel, hostelry, inn, A sepia-toned photograph shows a large two-story building with a tiled roof and multiple chimneys, featuring an open upper veranda with columns and an arched central entrance flanked by windows and smaller arches; leafless trees stand in front of the building and a fenced lawn separates it from a body of water in the foreground, with a wooden bridge and railing extending along the left side of the image; several horse-drawn carriages and groups of people are visible near the fence and entrance, and a tall utility pole with crossarms stands near the left front of the building.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B07_108

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43.9Mb (5.8Mb) / 14.9in x 11.4in / 4467 x 3432 (300dpi)

Keywords

Exterior Astor House Hotel Shanghai album page photograph Part Album 50 photos trip Southeast Asia 1859 - c 1900 photographer paper albumen print height 204 mm x width 274 mm hotel hostelry inn sepia-toned photograph large two-story building tiled roof multiple chimneys featuring open upper veranda columns arched central entrance flanked windows smaller arches leafless trees stand front building fenced lawn separates body water foreground wooden bridge railing extending left side image several horse-drawn carriages groups people visible near fence entrance tall utility pole crossarms stands near left front building