Tag Archives: war

French Men of War at Pagoda Anchorage, Foochow, 1884

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Guest

In this, the first of a series of posts by undergraduate finalists in history at the University of Bristol, Nicholas Barker reflects on a tense moment caught in a seemingly quiet image. The stillness of this photograph masks a brutal … Continue reading →

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Andrew Hillier on Images of War and Regimental Memory

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Andrew Hillier

Following a recent visit to the Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum in Winchester, Dr Andrew Hillier discusses the rich resources that are available in such museums and their importance to the study of imperial history. There are well over one hundred … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Malcolm Rosholt Collection

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Robert Bickers

Today we are able to unveil a significant new addition to our collections that is now available for viewing: the photographs of Malcolm Rosholt. Born in Wisconsin in 1907, Malcolm Rosholt arrived in China in 1931 with the intention of … Continue reading →

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Talk: A Day at the Races: Shanghai, 1941

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Guest

Please join us for Professor James Carter’s discussion of photograph and its uses in studying modern Chinese history. Professor Carter will provide the keynote address of our postgraduate workshop, ‘Snapshots in Time: Photography and History in Modern China’, which is … Continue reading →

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The time in between

Posted on February 19, 2014 by hpctemp

A guest blog from Alejandro Acin: I sometimes feel that street photography has become just a game where photographers try to create simple easy to understood messages in standalone photographs often meant to be amusing. There are many exceptions of … Continue reading →

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On the British perimeter

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Jamie Carstairs

Valentine’s Day approaches and look-seeing is in the air.  Most probably taken in 1937, this photograph by Malcolm Rosholt, has a certain tension that may have mirrored the tension of a city at war, or on a war footing.

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Location Location Location

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Jamie Carstairs

As we digitise more material, more connections are elicited.  For example, a photograph (BL04-71) in the recently copied Love collection was captioned in the album ‘Great War Memorial Wei-Hai-Wei’.  Seeing this photograph brought to mind a photograph in the Ruxton … Continue reading →

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