William Hillman Shockley photographs, 1896-1922 and undated, bulk 1897-1909

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William Hillman Shockley (1855-1925) was an American mining engineer, amateur photographer, and botanist. He trained as a mining engineer, and his early career took him to Florida and California. Between 1896 to 1909 he traveled to China, Russia, Korea, and Australia in search of mining opportunities, chiefly in gold, silver, iron ore, coal, copper, and petroleum. Shockley documented his travels through both photography, especially of the various mining sites he visited and worked at, as well as writing official reports of those mines. His photographs capture local people and their communities, including street scenes, religious structures and art, village life, forms of transportation and the natural sceneries of mountains and rivers.

The collection contains over 2,200 black-and-white photographs with many containing the original captions. More than half of these photographs were taken in China between the years of 1897-1899, when he travelled to Beijing, Shanghai, Shanxi, Neimenggu, Henan, Hebei, Hubei, and the Northeastern area.

威廉﹒希尔曼﹒肖克利(1855-1925)是一位美国探矿工程师，活跃于十九世纪末二十世纪初，是少数几个足迹遍布亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲的探矿人。他热衷于摄影，是位相当优秀的业余摄影家。十九世纪末摄影术还处在发展的早期，却几乎已经成为职业探矿人野外工作的必备工具。肖克利的相机拍下了各地的矿场、矿工，将他们各种的生产手段和设备记录下来，让许多只有文字记载的描述有了实物的佐证和理解的可能。肖克利也是一位对各种文化有着浓厚兴趣的工程师，他的相机拍下了所到各地的人物风俗、建筑景观和社会现状，为那些地方留下难得的早期影像资料。肖克利到世界各地探矿和旅行时拍摄的照片现收藏于杜克大学图书馆，总共有2200多幅，是他在中国、俄罗斯、朝鲜、印度和澳大利亚进行实地勘测工作时所拍摄。有关中国的照片占总量的一半，记录了肖克利在中国的三年(1897-1899)期间到各地的勘测和旅游。他到过中国的北京、上海、山西、内蒙古、河南、河北、湖北以及东北三省。

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This digital collection comprises selected materials from the following archival collection at David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library:

William Hillman Shockley photographs 1896-1922 and undated, bulk 1897-1909

Collection #RL.01177 | 9.0 Linear Feet (20 boxes; approximately 3224 items)

ABSTRACT
Collection contains over 2200 black-and-white photographs taken by W.H. (William Hillman) Shockley during his world travels as a mining engineer between the years 1896 to 1909. Locations include China (including Manchuria); Korea; India; Japan; Australia; and Russia (including Siberia); London; Washington, D.C.; and San Francisco; as well as several other south Asian locations. Subjects featured include local citizens and officials, and soldiers; Europeans (including businessmen, miners, diplomats, tourists, missionaries); indigenous peoples and their communities; mining operations (iron ore, gold, petroleum, and coal); ancient walls and forts; religious structures and art; street scenes; remote hamlets and camps; fields, rivers, mountains, geological formations, and other landscapes; domestic animals; and caravans and other forms of transportation, including railroads. There are many other work scenes in addition to mining settings. Formats include more than 2000 small vintage prints, over 400 modern prints, and over 400 nitrate film and glass plate negatives. Many of the photographs bear original captions. There are also some Shockley family photographs, correspondence (1905-1922), a notebook from India, and a few items of memorabilia. Arranged in series by geographical location and format. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.

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Title:
William Hillman Shockley photographs, 1896-1922 and undated, bulk 1897-1909
Description:
William Hillman Shockley (1855-1925) was an American mining engineer, amateur photographer, and botanist. He trained as a mining engineer, and his early career took him to Florida and California. Between 1896 to 1909 he traveled to China, Russia, Korea, and Australia in search of mining opportunities, chiefly in gold, silver, iron ore, coal, copper, and petroleum. Shockley documented his travels through both photography, especially of the various mining sites he visited and worked at, as well as writing official reports of those mines. His photographs capture local people and their communities, including street scenes, religious structures and art, village life, forms of transportation and the natural sceneries of mountains and rivers. The collection contains over 2,200 black-and-white photographs with many containing the original captions. More than half of these photographs were taken in China between the years of 1897-1899, when he travelled to Beijing, Shanghai, Shanxi, Neimenggu, Henan, Hebei, Hubei, and the Northeastern area. 威廉﹒希尔曼﹒肖克利(1855-1925)是一位美国探矿工程师，活跃于十九世纪末二十世纪初，是少数几个足迹遍布亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲的探矿人。他热衷于摄影，是位相当优秀的业余摄影家。十九世纪末摄影术还处在发展的早期，却几乎已经成为职业探矿人野外工作的必备工具。肖克利的相机拍下了各地的矿场、矿工，将他们各种的生产手段和设备记录下来，让许多只有文字记载的描述有了实物的佐证和理解的可能。肖克利也是一位对各种文化有着浓厚兴趣的工程师，他的相机拍下了所到各地的人物风俗、建筑景观和社会现状，为那些地方留下难得的早期影像资料。肖克利到世界各地探矿和旅行时拍摄的照片现收藏于杜克大学图书馆，总共有2200多幅，是他在中国、俄罗斯、朝鲜、印度和澳大利亚进行实地勘测工作时所拍摄。有关中国的照片占总量的一半，记录了肖克利在中国的三年(1897-1899)期间到各地的勘测和旅游。他到过中国的北京、上海、山西、内蒙古、河南、河北、湖北以及东北三省。
Source Collection:
William Hillman Shockley photographs, 1896-1922 and undated, bulk 1897-1909
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RL.01177; shockleywilliamh; shockleywilliamh; ark:/87924/r4zp47w6m; 7297156d-0b5c-479f-b159-7a65bc99a17f
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