China

[An exceptional Asia souvenir export lacquer photograph album filled with 41 large hand- albumen images, five of which are hand coloured, including street scenes, occupational photos, harbour photos,, others documenting “flower boats” in Canton, China, temples, and more also presenting the diversity of Victorian Hong Kong architecture and scenery, Canton, China, Saigon, and Meiji-era Japan].

Group of Eight (8) Manuscript Letters (31 pages) Written by a U.S. Navy Serviceman from China & Japan in 1903 and Panama in 1908-09, Mentioning Life in the Navy; Observations of the Three Countries; and Attempting to Live a Christian Life Among Ill-Behaved Shipmates

Group of Twelve (12) Stereo Views of China After the Boxer Rebellion, 1900-1901, Including Identified Views of Chinese Dignitaries, Street Scenes, and Foreign Occupation

1938 - An elaborate racist hotel advertisement in pidgin English

Circa 1930 - Photographic Christmas card from from the U.S.S. Paul Jones in Chefoo, China