Examination Hall, Peking, China
- Title:
- Examination Hall, Peking, China
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- Asian Studies
- Photographer:
- Hitchcock, Romyn
- Creation Date:
- 1880s
- ID Number:
- Anthr1943_004_0152
- Old Catalog Number:
- 943.4.152
- File Name:
- Anthr1943_004_0152.jpg
- Work Type:
- lantern slides
- Materials/Techniques:
- black-and-white photographs
- Subject:
- China
EastAsia - Measurement:
- 3.25 x 4 (inches, height x width)
- Description:
- A monochromatic view inside the examination area showing the individual brick cells for the taking of exams. It's an open-air space. A paved path cuts across from the lower left to the center right, leading to an ornamental, tiered entry gate. More than ten examination cells are on the opposite side of the path, two people are standing near them. At the far end of the path is a tall, spreading, leafless tree. Large ceramic pots are on either side of the path.
- Notes:
- Item Label: "China - Peking. Examination Hall from Gate." #174
- Repository:
- Anthropology Collections, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in the Collection 'Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections: Lantern Slides' are believed to be in the public domain by virtue of the creation date of the underlying slides, and are presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections [http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright]. Glass Lantern Slides from the Cornell Anthropology Collections were digitized by Cornell University Library in 2016 for inclusion in this image collection. Please contact Frederic W. Gleach, Curator of the Anthropology Collections for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.