Black and white lantern slide of a pool of water being dredged in Tientsin (Tianjin), China.

Black and white lantern slide of a dredge at a water filtration plant in Tientsin (Tianjin), China.

Black and white lantern slide of a water filtration plant in Tientsin (Tianjin), China. A small building sits behind a pool of water, and a larger building with five smokestacks is visible in the distance.

Black and white lantern slide of a horse racetrack in Tientsin (Tianjin), China. The photograph from the stands behind spectators facing the track, where several horses ridden by jockeys pass.

Black and white lantern slide of a horse racetrack in Tientsin (Tianjin), China. The photograph from the track itself, down the fenceline toward the stands.

Black and white lantern slide of a polo match played by American marines in Peking (Beijing), China.

Black and white lantern slide of a two story house in Peking (Beijing), China. In front of the house hangs a line of paper lanterns.

Black and white lantern slide of the grounds of the American Embassy in Peking (Beijing), China. In the image, a neat lawn with a circular pathway is flanked by two lines of hanging paper lanterns leading to a group of chairs set up as for an event.…

Black and white lantern slide of Robert (right) and Lena Merrill (left) sitting with Harry Paine in wicker chairs at a table in the courtyard of Paine's house in Peking (Beijing), China.

Black and white lantern slide of a covered sidwalk net to a building in Shantung (Shandong), China.

Black and white lantern slide of three Chinese bandits captured by soldiers. Three men in rural clothing are being escorted through a crowded village by uniformed officers carrying rifles with bayonets. The bandits arms appear to be tied behind their…

Black and white lantern slide of small mounded graves in the Shantung (Shandong) province of China.

Black and white lantern slide of a wooden bridge crossing a canal flanked by moss-covered trees in the Shantung (Shandong) province of China.

Black and white lantern slide of a fortified hill taken in the Shantung (Shandong) province of China.

Black and white lantern slide of the Great Wall of China, showing a caravan traveling through the Nankow Pass.

Black and white lantern slide of the Great Wall of China, showing a caravan traveling through the Nankow Pass.

Black and white lantern slide of railroad tracks next to the Great Wall of China, taken near the Nankow Pass.

Black and white lantern slide of the arched gateway of the Nankow Pass, Great Wall of China.

Black and white lantern slide of the Great Wall of China, taken from the Nankow Pass gate.

Black and white lantern slide of the Nankow Pass gate of the Great Wall of China.

Black and white lantern slide of a river snaking through the mountains. To the left, two men sit atop a rocky outcropping overlooking the scenery.

Black and white lantern slide of a group of men standing at the crenelations atop the Great Wall of China.

Black and white lantern slide of a group of caucasian men in suits and hats riding donkeys at the Shan Hai Kwan (Shanhaiguan) gate of the Great Wall of China.

Black and white lantern slides of the Great Wall of China snaking up the mountainside from the Shan Hai Kwan (Shanhaiguan) gate.