A vision of a China that isn’t coming back. Photographs from the 1870s to the 1890s from a photograph album kept by a William Graham who grew up in Britain and emigrated to China in 1881 as a young man, he worked in Foochow for a British firm that exported tea from 1895 to 1903. From a current Sotheby’s auction catalogue.

“The Island Joss House; head (?) of Nantai Island.” 1870-1890s photograph. Photographer not given. Taken from a photograph album with images of Foochow (Fuzhou), China and vicinity that was kept by William Graham who worked for a British tea exporter located in Foochow. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/travel-atlases-maps-and-natural-history-2/china-tung-hing-photographic-views-of-foochow-and

“View of Foochow (Fuzhou)”. 1870-1890s photograph. Photographer not given. Taken from a photograph album with images of Foochow (Fuzhou), China and vicinity that was kept by William Graham who worked for a British tea exporter located in Foochow. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/travel-atlases-maps-and-natural-history-2/china-tung-hing-photographic-views-of-foochow-and

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