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English: Captions on album page: A Sowar (Trooper), 16th Bengal Lancers at Pekin [i.e. Peking], Keeping the ground at the assault at arms in the Temple of Heaven; At the Races in the Temple of Heaven, Pekin [i.e. Peking], This gives an excellent idea of the cosmopolitan character of the troops gathered in Pekin [i.e. Peking]; Group of Priests in the Lama Temple in Pekin [i.e. Peking], Most of them have their heads shaved. They quite appreciated being photographed and thought it a great joke being arranged thus on the steps; The Burning of the Winter Palace at Peking [i.e. Peking], A view of General Schwarzkop's house the morning after the fire, which was still smouldering . PH Coll 241.B28a-d

• Subjects (LCTGM): Lancers--Indian--China--Beijing; Soldiers--British--China--Beijing; Military uniforms--Indian; Military uniforms--British; Horses--China--Beijing; Buddhist monks--China--Beijing; Buddhist temples--China--Beijing; Fires--China--Beijing
• Subjects (LCSH): India. Army. Bengal Lancers; Tian Tan (Beijing, China); Yong he gong (Beijing, China); Beijing (China)--Buildings, structures, etc.