hagleyvault:In 1898, a year before the beginning of the Boxer rebellion, the Ferracute Machine Compa
hagleyvault:In 1898, a year before the beginning of the Boxer rebellion, the Ferracute Machine Company sent one of its employees to China to supervise the installation of coining machines in the Imperial Chinese mints in Hopei and Szechan provinces. The employee, Henry Janvier, created lantern slides to remember his travels, and the resulting images provide a small window through which to view China on the eve of the Boxer Rebellion.These photos are from that fascinating collection, 1987.244, Ferracute Machine Company Photo Collection -- source link