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Tag Archives: CIM
Isabella Lucy Bird – photographer and traveller
Mrs Isabella Lucy Bishop (née Bird), FRGS (1831-1904), was a remarkable traveller, writer, photographer, horsewoman and natural historian. In 1892, she became the first woman inducted into the Royal Geographical Society and she was elected to membership of the Royal Photographic Society … Continue reading
Posted in cross-searching, History of photography in China, Photographers
Tagged author, bird, CIM, hospital, Isabella, Paoning, photographer
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Colonel Robert Ruxton, MBE OBE
Robert Minturn Clarges Ruxton 1876-1946, son of a Admiral William FitzHerbert Ruxton, joined the Essex Regiment in 1897, and began his association with China in 1900 when he was seconded to the First Chinese, or Weihaiwei, Regiment. This was the … Continue reading
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Tagged acrobats, Chinese Labour Corps, CIM, salt, soldiers, Weihai
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