'The International Gun' and gun crew, posed by the entrance to the British Legation, Beijing
Collection
Identifier
BL-n033
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: BL-n033. Caption on typed list accompanying the box of negatives: '16: Zita and crew gun'. Digitised from a negative made for a copy print. Defenders pose for the camera next to the entrance gate of the British Legation compound, with the 'International Gun' used during the siege of the Legations. The gun was not positioned by the entrance gate during the siege itself. The 'International Gun' (also known as 'Old Betsy', 'Boxer Bill', 'Old Crock' and the 'Empress Dowager'), was put together from an old cannon and other parts during the siege of the Legation Quarter, Peking (Beijing). The cannon is now in storage at the US Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland, United States. Second from the right: the American gunner Sergeant Mitchell USN, who had resourcefully mounted the old cannon muzzle on a set of wheels belonging to an Italian gun. See NA05-04.
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Location
Estimated Date
1900
Material
Negative
Media
Black and white photograph
