Item sets

• Jules Itier Archive
  Taken originally in 1844, Jules Itier's daguerreotypes are part of the earliest surviving body of photographic materials of China.
• John Thomson Archive
  John Thomson was a Scottish photographer who travelled extensively across Asia in the 1870s. Several public institutions are holding his works.
• 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.
• 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.
• Musée d'Orsay Collection
  The Museum mainly holds late nineteenth century and early twentieth century anonymous photographs and stereoscopics from various private collections. The online catalogue also includes also photographs by John Thomson, Paul Champion, Adolphe De Meyer, and Gustave Popelin.