From ordinary people to mandarins, these incredible photos that show portraits of Chinese people in the 1860s.
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| Cantonese mandarin and his wife, 1861-64 |
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| Chinese actors, circa 1868 |
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| Chinese artist copying a photograph for the export trade, Hong Kong, ca. early 1860s |
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| Chinese girl, circa 1868 |
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| Chinese lady, circa 1868 |
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| Chinese translators, Canton, 1861-64 |
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| Tradesmen, Canton, 1861-64 |
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| Cotton broker, Canton, 1861-64 |
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| Manchu or Tatar lady, circa 1868 |
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| Manchu or Tatar lady, circa 1868 |
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| Manchu or Tatar woman, circa 1868 |
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| Mandarin and son, Canton, 1861-64 |
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| Musicians, Shanghai, circa 1864 |
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| Official at Canton in a visit, 1861-64 |
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| Portrait of a young lady, circa 1868 |
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| Tradesman, Hankow, 1861-64 |
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| Portrait of a Manchu or Tatar lady, circa 1868 |
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| Portrait of a Shanghai lady, 1861-64 |
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| The Governor-General of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, Canton, 1862-63 |
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| Prince Kung after formally offering the Qing Dynasty’s Surrender to the allies, Peking, November 4, 1860 |
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| Shopkeepers at Canton, 1861-64 |
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| Viceroy of Canton, Canton, 1858 |
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| Wet weather, Shanghai, circa 1864 |
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| Wife of a mandarin, Canton, 1861-64 |
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| Woman in South China, circa 1868 |
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| Woman of the working class, Canton, 1868 |
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| Working-class man, circa 1868 |
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| A Cantonese lady, 1861-64 |
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| A Cantonese man dressed for Chinese New Year, Canton, 1861-64 |
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| A girl of the working class, circa 1868 |
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| A lady of Swatow, circa 1868 |
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| Pregnant girl in Macao, 1861-64 |
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| A shopkeeper and his family, Canton, 1861-64 |
