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what an exquisite vintage photo!

pretty girl~

www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,753799-1,00.html The cruiser Hai Chi ("Flag of the Sea") earned in 1911 the distinction of being the first Chinese war boat ever to visit the West when she steamed as near as possible to the Coronation of King George V, discharged a cargo of Chinese emissaries in gorgeous silken robes. Built in 1897 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9802E0D91531E233A... New York Times, September 13, 1911, Wednesday The Chinese cruiser Hai-Chi, which arrived here Monday, was visited by hundreds yesterday. The Chinese residents of New York flocked to Seventy-ninth Street and the North River, and chartered every boat in sight to get on board the only vessel flying the flag of their country that has ever been in American waters.

Photo appears to be dated 9/11/11 on the bottom of left side, and 3/1/12 on the left side of bottom. First date match's @frapit's arrival date in New York. A trained eye might recognize the hill line, maybe along the East River on the way to Brooklyn Navy Yard? LOC has a number of photos of the Utah and keel of the New York from the same day and next day.

Thanks to both frapit and roketpad! We'll update the date and title in the source information and reload the description.

Was this ship a unit of the re-built Beiyang fleet?

Isn't the modern Chinese Navy (PLA Navy), the descendant of the Beiyang fleet?

In the 1850s, tens of thousands of Chinese people traveled to the Australian goldfields. Written accounts, artworks, photographs, and artifacts from a vivid picture of Chinese people in Australia at the time of the gold rush. This writing is complemented with the same photo of Kwong Sue Duk, his three wives, and 14 children. Yet, no other explanation is and info is provided. Source: www.sbs.com.au/gold/voices/

Kwong Sue Duk (1853-1929): His Life and Family in Australia + Kwong Sue Duk was a prosperous and generous Chinese gentleman who had four wives and twenty-four children and made Australia his chosen home, during and after the nineteenth-century northern Australian gold rush period. + Kwong Sue Duk was born in Guangdong Province, China, in 1853 and ventured abroad to the California goldfields at an early age to seek his fortune. After several years, he earned enough money for his family and passage home to Taishan, China, then embarked on education in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1874, Kwong Sue Duk married his first wife, Gee An Gow. + In 1875, after the birth of his first son (Kong Sing), Kwong soon heard of the gold rush of Australia and took a ship to Cooktown, North Queensland. He made several trips home to China and in 1879 a daughter (Jon Gee) was born. In 1882, Kwong arrived in the prospering township of Southport in the Northern Territory, where he eventually established a successful general trade store and real estate enterprise, operating under his business name, Sun Mow Loong. He became well respected and influential amongst the Chinese and European communities and was consulted over many matters concerning the Chinese. + In 1884, Kwong Sue Duk married his second wife, Chun Ngor Gwei, and obtained his naturalization certificate in Australia. Kwong moved to Palmerston (early Darwin) and in March 1887 he met and married his third wife, Yuen Yuk Lau. He returned to China and another daughter (Toy Mee) was born to his first wife. Not long after the birth, he traveled back to Australia to tend to his thriving businesses and to buy a number of rental properties. In 1888, Kwong's third wife gave birth to a daughter, Ly Kin. + He returned to China in 1889 and subsequently brought out his first wife and three children to Palmerston, where she later bore him another daughter (Sum Gwai). Kwong and his three wives lived in harmony and supported the family together. Over the next twelve years, eleven more children were born - Thomas, Edward, Leslie, Elsie, Fred, Lim, Maizie, William, Kathleen, Mary, and Lily. By 1902, there were sixteen Kwong children. Kwong prospered well in the remote Northern Territory, purchasing rental properties and at least five large gold mining leases. If you want to know more please follow the link: arrow.latrobe.edu.au/store/3/4/5/5/1/public/stories/kwong...