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Title
Bashford Hall, Yenching University, Beijing, China, ca.1930
Creator
Unidentified
Date Created and/or Issued
1930/1940
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Divinity.Library@yale.edu
Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Description
"Bashford Memorial Building - Peking University. Henry Killiam Murphy Architect - New York and Shanghai." "administration bldg + auditorium holding 1300" "Picture No. 10 is Bashford Administration Hall (N). This building has administrative offices on the first floor and an auditorium to seat 1300 students on the second floor. In the formation of this roof two types of Chinese roof have been combined, one type seen in the center, and the other type at the end. In this way it beautifully represents a fine bit of creative architecture for China." Design drawing depicting the building.
Peking University was called Yenching University after 1912 when the Chinese government university was named Peking University. Later known as Yanjing da xue.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 19.5 x 24.7 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m9799 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-YDS-RG011-420-5914-6439
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m9799
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-YDS-RG011-420-5914-6439.jpg
Subject
Academic buildings
Yanjing da xue
Exterior views
Time Period
1930/1940
Place
Asia
China
Peiping
Source
YDS/RG011/420/5914/6439 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from the Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven, Connecticut, ca.1880-1950
United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Yale Divinity Library Special Collections
impa-m980

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