War propaganda banner and other posters, Wuhan

War propaganda banner and other posters, Wuhan

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bi-s166. This photograph was in an album that had belonged to Leslie Reginald Frederick Shrimpton RN (1910-1964), who served on the gunboat HMS Falcon in China waters from 1937 to 1939. The slogan on the banner reads: 'Defend Wuhan!' The Hankou (Hankow) bund is depicted in the banner - the clock tower is part of the Custom House. The banner was made by the 'Korean Youth Wartime Service Corps' (朝鲜青年战时服务团), founded in Wuhan in December 1937 by leftist Korean nationalists.

Location

Wuhan

Estimated Date

1938

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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