Historical Photographs of China

Oliver Heywood Hulme holding a dog

Oliver Heywood Hulme holding a dog

Collection

Hulme, Oliver

Identifier

OH01-065

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: OH01-065. Born in Manchester, England in 1882, Oliver Heywood Hulme was briefly employed by the Chinese Maritime Customs Service from 1905 to 1906 before moving to the postal service in China. He served in post offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Nanjing, Anqing and Wuhan before being transferred back to Beijing and appointed secretary of the Chinese Post Office’s audit department. The dog is probably a Jack Russell terrier.

Estimated Date

1905-1915

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph