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Creator Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909.
Title Parade, Li Hung Chang's visit to Philadelphia, Pa. [graphic] / Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, N.H.
Publisher Littleton, N.H. : B. W. Kilburn
Date 1897
Physical Description 1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 9 x 18 cm (3.5 x 7 in.) (stereograph format)
Description View of the parade celebrating the arrival of Chinese statesmen, diplomat, and military general Li Hongzhang (1823-1901) in Philadelphia on September 3, 1896. Shows Li Hongzhang, wearing a mustache and attired in a cap and tunic, riding in a horse-drawn carriage driven by two white men. Members of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, attired in uniform, ride on horseback around the carriage and hold out their swords across the opening of the carriage. Several horse-drawn carriages follow in the procession. A large crowd of men and women spectators stand in the street surrounding the carriages to watch. In the right, people are visible standing on awnings and ledges and peering out of windows from the buildings lining the street. Several trolleys and carriages are parked in the right. Li Hongzhang traveled extensively in 1896, visiting Russia, Britain, Europe, the United States, and Canada to promote Chinese diplomatic interests and trade. He arrived in Philadelphia at the Germantown Junction train station on September 3, 1896. Hongzhang and other members of his party then traveled by carriage in a parade procession accompanied by police on bicycles and on horseback, members of the Reception Committee in carriages, and the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, attired in uniform and on horseback. They journeyed to Independence Hall, then to Market Street, past City Hall, and down Broad Street.
Is part of Unidentified series 11432
Notes Title printed on mount.
Date from copyright statement: Copyright 1897 by B.W. Kilburn.
Photographer's imprint printed on verso: Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, N.H.
Pink curved mount with rounded corners.
Gift of Linda Kimiko August, 2024.
See related: Stereo - Kilburn - Processions [P.2024.31.1].
Subject Li, Hongzhang, 1823-1901.
Pennsylvania. Militia. Troop of Philadelphia Cavalry, 1st.
Ambassadors -- Chinese.
Carriages & coaches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Chinese.
Horses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Men -- Chinese.
Men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Parades & processions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Spectators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
AAPI.
Genre Albumen prints -- 1890-1900.
Stereographs -- 1890-1900.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Kilburn - Processions [P.2024.31.2]
Accession number P.2024.31.2

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