Dr. Kubassek János: Cholnoky Jenő természetábrázoló művészete (Érd, 2002)

Judit Berta-Varga-Katalin Bognár Catalogue of the Photographs, from the department of Historical Photographs of The Hungarian National Museum (Budapest) (Exhibition in the Hungarian Geographical Museum, Érd, 22 January - 15 April 2002)

HC 39. Gold-washers along a stream in San-tao-kou Basin, on 9 September 1897. celloidine, stuck onto cardboard Cardboard: 23.9x32.8 cm picmre: 12.3x17 cm Pressmark: Kína 315. original negative: Kh.96.*glass, 13x18 cm Caption: " Mandsuria. Gold-washers in the valley of San-tao-kou." The positive belongs to the MFM Cholnoky inheritance; negative: MNM ELTE deposit, LII/734. People washing out gold from the gravel bed of the wide valley in the region of Tienpao-san, in Cholnoky's opinion coming from Siberia, appeared frightening figures. 'Muscovian mongrels' in the eyes of the young engineer. So the dozen soldiers ordered to Cholnoky's protection proved to be really reassuring. Until Cholnoky's visit, the Santao-kou Basin had been unknown land for the people of the old continent. 40. Trained cormorants helping the fishermen on the Great Canal, on 6 April 1897. celloidine, stuck onto cardboard Cardboard: 24.5x32.5 cm picture: 12x16.7 cm Pressmark: Kína 255. original negative: Kh.27.*glass, 13x18 cm Caption: " Trained cormorants fishing on their way home on the Great Canal, 6.IV.1897" The positive belongs to the MFM Cholnoky inheritance; negative: MNM ELTE deposit, LII/950. The director of the French syndicate, De Marteau asked Cholnoky to give expertise to the operations against the floods in the region of Shao-hsing-fu. They had travelled from Shang-hai on a 'European-like' dwelling boat drawn by a steamer, till they reached the Great Canal. The photograph recorded one of the journey's events.