MenuGuide to the Friedrich Carl Peetz photographs, 1900.
Abstract
German sailor aboard the SMS Hertha.
Collection comprises 127 black-and-white (several are hand tinted; most are 4.5"x6") ambrotypes mounted on 22 boards. The photographs were taken in Tsingtao, Chefoo, Hong Kong, and Peking during the Boxer Rebellion. Images include damage to Taku forts; foreign ships (all are identified); buildings that were probably targets during the rebellion, e.g., hotels, places of worship, a university, and an arch; occupation forces; and Chinese soldiers who worked for the Germans. There is also one photograph of the Hertha's crew. Photographs have German captions written in pencil ink. Includes one of Peetz's personalized envelopes.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Peetz, Friedrich Carl.
- Title
- Friedrich Carl Peetz photographs, 1900.
- Language of Materials
- German
- Extent
- 22 items (1 lin. ft.)
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Collection comprises 127 black-and-white (several are hand tinted; most are 4.5"x6") ambrotypes mounted on 22 boards. The photographs were taken in Tsingtao, Chefoo, Hong Kong, and Peking during the Boxer Rebellion. Images include damage to Taku forts; foreign ships (all are identified); buildings that were probably targets during the rebellion, e.g., hotels, places of worship, a university, and an arch; occupation forces; and Chinese soldiers who worked for the Germans. There is also one photograph of the Hertha's crew. Photographs have German captions written in pencil ink. Includes one of Peetz's personalized envelopes.
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
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German sailor aboard the SMS Hertha.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Friedrich Carl Peetz photographs, 1900, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Purchase, 2008
Processing Information
Processed by: Alice Poffinberger, February 2010
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, February 2010
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2008-0289
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.