Historical Photographs of China

Seven men, including Hulme, posed on garden rocks

Seven men, including Hulme, posed on garden rocks

Collection

Hulme, Oliver

Identifier

OH01-115

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: OH01-115. Oliver Heywood Hulme is the man in the top row, on the right. Born in Manchester 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.

Estimated Date

1905-1915

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph