The Oriental Bank, Bund, Shanghai

The Oriental Bank, Bund, Shanghai

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: HD-s22. HD-s22 is a detail/extract from HD-s21. The building on the left in this crop, is the Oriental Bank (a new premises, built in 1869). Photograph taken prior to trees growing near where the pony and cart (with a foreign boy passenger) are standing. Photograph taken prior to embankment of the Bund (1886). So approximate date: 1869 - early 1870s. See BL01-08 and Hv38-09.

Location

Shanghai

Estimated Date

1869-1875

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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