A cohesive group of sixteen mounted photographs and postcards depicting Chinese and foreign scenes from the late Qing to early Republic era. Includes portraits of students and officials, foreign visitors at temples, naval and commercial personnel, and architectural views from major treaty ports. Period captions such as “Tientsin August 1901,” “Chamber in a Temple at Cheung Chow,” and “Flowery Pagoda Canton” indicate locations from Tianjin to Canton (Guangzhou). The images vividly record Sino-Western interaction and local life during the post-Boxer and early modernization period. Light toning and minor wear, overall well-preserved and historically significant.

including views of Canton, urban streets, automobiles, temples, and group portraits. One image shows U.S. Navy sailors stationed in China (dated 1936).

one wearing military uniform, the other showing Ho Ying Chin takes a salute from J. Reilly O'Sullivan, Associated Press War Correspndent.

Seated from left to right are Premier Zhou En-lai, an interpreter, Mao Tse-tung, and President Nixon. The photograph vividly depicts this significant moment in U.S.-China diplomatic history.

depicting scenes from displays titled “Record of U.S. Imperialist Aggression in Vietnam” and “Bravely Advancing under the Great Red Banner of Mao Zedong Thought”. The photographs provide an authentic record of political propaganda and exhibition practices in China during the 1960s. Well-preserved and historically significant, they offer valuable insight into domestic political messaging and perceptions of international affairs in mid-20th-century China.