Old photos of Suzhou in 1889

Share a group of old photos of Suzhou in 1889, by Carl· Taken/collected by Boke, this group of photos is a relatively early old photo of Suzhou, which is very rare

Carl· Carl  Bock  1849-1932, a Norwegian and explorer, once worked in the Dutch East Indies, and was the Consul General of Sweden and Norway in Shanghai. At present, there is very little information about him. This group of photos comes from the French National Library. The title of this group of photos is “Shanghai, Suzhou and its surrounding areas”. There are 21 photos in total, including 5 in Shanghai and 16 in Suzhou

Photos are displayed in the form of book pages. Each photo is embedded in the middle, and the bottom is marked with a few lines of handwriting. Generally, the first line is Carl  Bock  photo1889, and the bottom is the location and basic description. (The English mark is the original mark recognized)

Soochow, the twin pagoda built about A. D. 1000;

苏州双塔又称罗汉院双塔，是一处始建于宋代的古塔建筑。位于江苏省苏州市凤凰街定慧寺巷的双塔院内。

Soochow, the methuselah pagoda built about A/. D. 248, with city walls in the background;（苏州 瑞光塔）

Soochow, the Wu Liang Dien, or beamless temple; （开元寺 无梁殿）

Soochow, détails of the Wu Liang Dien, or beamless temple;（开元寺 无梁殿）

Soochow, the Confucius temple, a magnificent, venerable structure; （苏州 孔庙）

Soochow, arch in front of the temple, where the Emperor's tablet is Kept;（庙前拱门  那个庙？孔庙？）

Soochow, on the canal in Soochow with Tiger Hill pagoda in the distance;（虎丘宝塔  云岩寺塔）

Soochow, ancient incense burner in the City Temple;（城隍庙？）

Soochow, the sword pool and Thousand men rock near Hoh-L?'s grave, Tiger Hill; （虎丘剑池附近）

Grave of Hoh-Lq, first Soochow King near Soochow;（虎丘 剑池）

From a Chinese garden;

Ia Woh Lake, graves on the island Tongding San; （太湖 洞庭山）

Ia Woh Lake, graves on the island Tongding San;（太湖 洞庭山）

Ia Woh Lake, graves on the Island Tongding San;（太湖 洞庭山）

Ia Woh Lake, monumental portal in the village on Tonding San Island; （太湖 洞庭山）

Ia Woh Lake, Bridge on the Island Tonding San; （太湖 洞庭山）