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Architecture
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Mission Pelliot Archive An expedition under the guidance of the French scholar Paul Pelliot conducted between 1906 and 1908, which gave the opportunity to one of its participants – Charles Nouette – to constitute a comprehensive archive of photographs. Several public institutions are holding materials from this archive.
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Jules Itier Archive Taken originally in 1844, Jules Itier's daguerreotypes are part of the earliest surviving body of photographic materials of China.
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Stéphane Passet Archive Stéphane Passet took Autochromes in China in 1912 and 1913. He was an appointed operator on behalf of the "Archives de la Planète" [Archives of the Planet].
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Louis-Philippe Messelier Archive Louis-Philippe Messelier was a French journalist engaged in the business of wool during the 1930s. Based in the French concession of Shanghai, his photographs depicted the rapid changes occurring in Republican China.
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John Thomson Archive John Thomson was a Scottish photographer who travelled extensively across Asia in the 1870s. Several public institutions are holding his works.
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Firmin Laribe Archive Firmin Laribe was a French military officer active in Beijing around the years 1904 and 1910. His archive encompasses over four hundred gelatin silver prints, notebooks and albums amongst other documents.
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Auguste François Archive Auguste François was a French Consul in China between 1896 and 1904. As a diplomat and amateur photographer, he compiled an archive composed of around three thousand glass plates and photographic prints with detailed captions.
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Private Archive of the 1970s Catherine and Olivier de B. were brother and sister and two amateurs photographers who stayed three weeks in China between July and August 1971. They compiled an archive of over a hundred still images as well as moving images.
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Albert Gervais Archive Jen-I-Kouan – aka Albert Gervais – was a French Doctor who lived in Western China between 1919 and 1925. This private archive unveils this person’s memory through his photographic archives, texts and other documents.
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Historical Chinese Postcard Project: 1896-1920 Based on the private collection of scholar Régine Thiriez, this database primarily focuses on early postcards of China. It was created in collaboration with Gérald Foliot, scholar and System Administrator.
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Private archive of the 1980s A private archive that encompasses photographs (color slides), negatives, audio recordings, and manuscripts amongst other documents, all taken in China during the 1980’s.
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Musée Cernuschi Collection The Cernuschi Museum in Paris is one of the very few French institutions specializing in Asian art. Its collection encompasses ancient and modern art works, alongside a lesser-known photographic archives held at its Library, such as 1) the Victor Goloubew collection, 2) the Comte de Polignac collection, and 3) Documentary resources: Archaeological excavations - China.