bittermelon wrote:
Supposedly this is a photograph of the Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi and Alice Roosevelt, daughter of Teddy, taken in 1862. The timing is not right, as Alice was not born until 1884, and toured Asia, including China, in 1905. Whereas Cixi died in 1908. If the woman on the left is indeed Alice Roosevelt, then the woman on the right is not Cixi. This could be a significant photograph. Cixi is a major player during the late Qing dynasty, and ruled China for 45 years behind a very young emperor. Supposedly, this is the only photograph of Cixi as a young mother.
I also question the quality of this photograph, if it was indeed taken in 1862.
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Looking at the clothing "Alice" is wearing no way this was taken in 1862. 1862 would be wide hoop skirts and hair pulled up/back with tight ringlets. Clothing looks to be early 1900s
Just looked at some photos of Alice from her 1905 trip to China. One photo of her on a ship she has on the same clothing as this picture with a different hat. Maybe the # at bottom of photo is not a date but catalog/photo #?