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N°7 Excavation Banpocun. Inventory number: MCEKTA00141. From the Documentary resources: Archaeological excavations - China

Fonds Polignac. Haut Yang Tseu n°5, Vue sur les rives depuis le bateau, 1909, stereoscopic glass plate, MCPLV00849. © Paris Musées / Musée Cernuschi.

Photograph of a work exhibited at the third exhibition of “Arts de l’Asie” [Asian Arts] (April 2 – June 30, 1912). From Victor Goloubew collection.

“Pagode de Confucius”, vue à travers une porte lune. L’inscription indique qu’il s’agit de l’entrée du Bureau de gestion du temple (miao jingli bangong chu 廟經理辦公處) [“Pagoda in Confucius temple” seen through a moon gate. The inscription says it is the temple management office (miao jingli bangong chu 廟經理辦公處)]

Bâtiment à Beijing, septembre 1984 [Building in Beijing, September 1984]

A cityscape that shows a crossroad in Beijing. The wide red street sign in the background reads: “伟大的马克思列宁主义,马泽东思想万岁!" (Mighty Marx-Leninism Doctrine, Long live Mao Zedong's thinking!).

Hankow. – Rue de la ville chinoise. A chinese street.

This postcard prints a photograph by an unknown operator. It shows a crowded stoned-paved street in 'Hankow', one of the three cities on the Yangzi River with Wuchang and Hanyang, that form the metropolis we know as Wuhan. The western-style streetlamp on the right suggests the scene takes place in the foreign concession area. On the right, the caption reads: “Via Siberia 19 9br”, which means this postcard was shipped by a train that crossed the Russian frontier, and was mailed on 19th September. It should be noted that the stamp was attached on the front, a short-lived system that soon sent the stamp back on the address side. whereas usually stamps were stuck on back of postcards. The credit ‘Copyright Ch. Bernard, 'Hankow'' appears on a nice series of postcards from the early 1900s, but varied over time: ‘Ch.Bernard’, ‘Ch.Bernard – Pharmacie Centrale’, ‘Bernard et Monhouval’, and ‘Bernard & Monhonval’. ((je dois vérifier l'othographe)) Ch. Bernard appears to have had francophone origins, and owned the Pharmacie Centrale (Central Pharmacy) in the French concession of 'Hankow' [now part of Wuhan]. In addition to medical supplies, he stocked photographic material, and also produced a fair number of postcards on local subjects. His name is mentioned on page 263 in the following digitized document: “Who’s who: an alphabetical list of foreign residents and Hong employees in Shanghai, and outports, 1904” accessed July 21, 2014, http://www.bris.ac.uk/history/customs/ancestors/1904deskhonglist_3.pdf. A brief report on his activity is introduced in: Jialu Zhang, Baofang Hu, and Shanghai shi lishi bowuguan, Wuhan jiuying (Shanghai: Guji chubanshe, 2007), 26.

[Paddy field with a water buffalo]

Remise des décorations devant la Municipalité française

From right to left : l'Intendant militaire Valentin, le Médecin commandant Le Coty, le Payeur Sabourain, le Capitaine Martial, le Capitaine Gley (16e R.I.C.), le Capitaine Vera (groupe mixte), le Capitaine Scarbouchi (16e R.I.C.), le Capitaine Lalanne (artillerie), le Capitaine Casteriot (16e R.I.C.), le Capitaine Acquaviva (16e R.I.C.), le Lieutenant Parsi (16e R.I.C.), André Bontemps.

Les caisses embarquant les véhicules de l'expédition, prêts à partir par train vers l'Orient au début de 1931. Mission Citroën Centre - Asie, 1931 -1932)

This image shows train wagons that contain the various automobiles used during the expedition. The inscription on each wagon reads: "Mission scientifique artistique française à travers l'Asie - Expédition Citroën Centre Asie - Mission G-.M. Haardt."

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Man standing on a moon shaped sculpture

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Children playing a sort of outdoor snooker © Dominique Darbois | Courtesy of Françoise Denoyelle

The Yangtze River Bridge at Nanking

Postcard that shows the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge (Nanjing Changjiang daqiao, 南京长江大桥), which is is a double-decked road-rail truss bridge completed and open for traffic in 1968. The postcard was published by the Waiwen chubanshe in Beijing 外文出版社，北京.

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Postcard that shows power lines in crops

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Postcard that shows men acting in a Chinese play. Published by the Waiwen chubanshe in Beijing 外文出版社，北京

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Postcard that shows a beach view with workers