The Snapshots in Time Collection

Street Scene Along City Wall, South China or Formosa – Carl Stone Collection, c. 1898-1910

Street Scene Along City Wall, South China or Formosa – Carl Stone Collection, c. 1898-1910

A quiet street scene along an old city wall in South China or Formosa, captured by traveler-photographer Carl Stone around the turn of the twentieth century. Local craftsmen work along the roadside as chickens forage nearby, offering a rare glimpse of ordinary daily life in the region during a period of rapid political and colonial change in East Asia. Project: 218115