Facade of a private apartment, part of the summer palace of the Empress Dowager, in Beijing, China. The building is decorated with carvings and bronze sculptures of birds and animals. During the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager ruled China from the time of her husband' death in 1861 until her own death in 1908.

Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_16993

Date Original
1924

Contributor
De Cou, B.M. (Photographer)

Source
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides. A3045-78, Neg. No. 16993.

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