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Construction of the Rehe (Jehol) Line: Photographic Album, South Manchuria Railway, 1936
Construction of the Rehe (Jehol) Line — Photographic Album, South Manchuria Railway, 1936
A handsome photographic album documenting the construction of the Rehe (Jehol) Line, compiled in 1936 by the Railway Construction Bureau of the South Manchuria Railway. Through a carefully sequenced series of plates, the album records the engineering works, surveyed terrain, and labour of one of the period's most demanding rail projects across the rugged borderlands of northern China.
Photographic construction albums of this kind were produced in very small numbers for institutional and commemorative purposes, making surviving copies scarce. The images carry documentary weight far beyond their visual appeal: they preserve a frame-by-frame record of how a frontier railway was carved through difficult country, and they remain an invaluable source for the study of colonial-era infrastructure, civil engineering history, and the photographic culture of the South Manchuria Railway.
A compelling primary document for collectors of prewar East Asian photography and railway history alike.
Offered by KT Vintage, drawing on decades of trusted international sales to discerning collectors and institutions across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania.
Description & Historical Context
Construction of the Rehe (Jehol) Line — Photographic Album, South Manchuria Railway, 1936
A handsome photographic album documenting the construction of the Rehe (Jehol) Line, compiled in 1936 by the Railway Construction Bureau of the South Manchuria Railway. Through a carefully sequenced series of plates, the album records the engineering works, surveyed terrain, and labour of one of the period's most demanding rail projects across the rugged borderlands of northern China.
Photographic construction albums of this kind were produced in very small numbers for institutional and commemorative purposes, making surviving copies scarce. The images carry documentary weight far beyond their visual appeal: they preserve a frame-by-frame record of how a frontier railway was carved through difficult country, and they remain an invaluable source for the study of colonial-era infrastructure, civil engineering history, and the photographic culture of the South Manchuria Railway.
A compelling primary document for collectors of prewar East Asian photography and railway history alike.
Offered by KT Vintage, drawing on decades of trusted international sales to discerning collectors and institutions across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania.
Collation
| Category | Books |
|---|---|
| Condition | acceptable |
| SKU | N0000011670 |
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