Image related to the service of Lancelot Giles Accession Number: A05906

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A group of buildings with loopholes used by Boxer and supporting government forces during the Boxer Rebellion. These loopholes commanded the water gate. Photograph appears on page 10 of the Lancelot Giles album.

Image taken during Giles’s service as a student interpreter with the British consular staff during the Boxer Rebellion.

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Accession Number
A05906
Photographer
Lancelot Giles
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1900
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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