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Object Number
2006.22
Display Title
Gihring collection
Descriptions
Object Description
Hugo and Adella Gihring collection:
Photographic Prints taken by Hugo Gihring, China, 1918-1921; photos of social life in China; aerial pictures of abandoned Forbidden City, shots of Temple of Heaven, pictures of farmers, wedding processions, etc. with notations on the back in English and German; photos of Hugo and Adella Gihring, Lutheran missionaries; Negatives; Postcards; Two Passports of Hugo and Adella Gihring; Ship brochure; Business cards; Two Letters; Wedding announcement; Birth announcement
Classification
- Documentary
Department
Photographic
Date
1918-1921
Artist
Hugo Gihring
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
/
Beijing Shi
/
<County>
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Beijing
Asia / China / Xinanfu
Asia / China / Shanghai
Asia / China / Kuling
Asia / China / Xinanfu
Asia / China / Shanghai
Asia / China / Kuling
Credit Line
Gift of Sally and Adella Mikkelsen
Provenance
Collector
Hugo Gihring
(1918-1921)
Donor
Adella Marie Engel Mikkelsen
(6/5/2006)
Donor
Sally Jean Mikkelsen
(6/5/06)
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