Item MS-0055.3.28.1-17 - From John Frederick Crease describing state of affairs with the British forces in Canton including a descriptive index of 54 photographs of scenes of China

[Canton, China] 1,2,3 Panoramic View of the heights from the Grand Parade Ground, on the right is... [Canton, China] 1) Looking from the top of the barracks of the Marine Artillery on the side of Ma... [Canton, China] 2) Looking from Mud Fort down the road leading up to it from the Walls, taking in... [Canton, China ] 2) The North East Gate from the ruined houses inside the walls - some little dis... [Canton, China]  3.   [Possibly part of the panorama referenced in HP078410] [Canton, China] 4.  Just inside the entrance door of Howqua' the great Tea Merchants' Gardens at ... [Canton, China]  This gives you the ornamental water, the little summer house in the centre is wh... [Canton, China]  Nos. 6 and 7 take in the entrance to the Gardens, and part of the Main Building ... [Canton, China] 8)  Capt. Martineau's house, the man on the right is another officer, on the left... [Canton, China] 8.  Gives us another ornamental water and the road leading to the Gardens beyond.... [Canton, China] 9.  Gives part of the house where I stood when I photographed No. 8, near wh. spo... [Canton, China]  10)  The trunk of a large tree in the Park of Commr. Zamsun [?] - remark how the... [Canton, China] The house we tiffined in, in the Gardens, the figures are indistinct because they... [Canton, China] 11)  Part of Joss House where 47th B.N.I. are quartered, the Chinese Inscription ... [Canton, China]  11.  View of the Canal approaching Howqua's from one of the top windows in the m... [Canton, China]  12.  View in the celebrated Honam Temple taking in an old tree and the usual acc... [Canton, China]  13)  Capt. Budd's Quarters and where his company are stationed, this place was t... [Canton, China]  13.  The nine storied Pagoda from the Coms. yamun. [Canton, China]  14)  Mess of the Royal Marine Artillery and Pa-ta-sahu-pash Tartar Mandarin. [Canton, China] 14)  The new landing place from the pier, the third building from the right is th... [Canton, China]  15.  The Pier of the new landing place from the telegraph station, examine the c... [Canton, China] 15)  West gates from outside the Wall, the attack of the Chinese was from the fro... [Canton, China] 5)  [Hilltop building and large ornamental trees]. [Canton, China]  16.  The South East angle of the walls of Canton from the entrance to the landin... [Canton, China]  17 and 18.  Gates of a Joss house close by the south wall of the City and from t... [Canton, China]  18. [Another view of the gates of the Joss house seen in HP078434] [Canton, China]  19.  End Comms. Store and the remains of the French Folly from near the telegrap... [Canton, China]  20.  River scene, taking in the remains of an old junk or two the Marceau French... [Canton, China] 21.  View of Canton from Honam taking in white cloud mountains, Gough's Fort, Fiv... [Canton, China]  22)  Arch just inside the entrance of the Pagoda of the 5 Genii.
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From John Frederick Crease describing state of affairs with the British forces in Canton including a descriptive index of 54 photographs of scenes of China

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Item consists of a letter from John Frederick Crease describing state of affairs with the British forces in Canton. The correspondence includes a descriptive index of 54 photographs of scenes of China.

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The following photographs were removed and transferred to Visual Records:

HP078410; HP078411; HP078412; HP078413; HP078414; HP078415; HP078416; HP078417; HP078418; HP078419; HP078420; HP078421; HP078422; HP078423; HP078424; HP078425; HP078426; HP078427; HP078428; HP078429; HP078430; HP078431; HP078432; H5P078433; HP078434; HP078435; HP078436; HP078437; HP078438; HP078439; HP078440; HP078441; HP078442; HP078443; HP078444; HP078445; HP078446; HP078447; HP078448; HP078449; HP078450; HP078451; HP078452; HP078453; HP078454; HP078455; HP078456; HP078457; HP078458; HP078459; HP078460; HP078461; HP078462; HP078463

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Accession number(s): MS-0055

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File location: Box 3, Folder 28, Page Pages 1-17.

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