Moored flat-bottomed junks, Huangpu River, Shanghai
Collection
Identifier
JC-s464
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JC-s464. These junks were mainly used to transport grain. They sailed from Shanghai to Tianjin, Yingzhou, Yantai, and to other northern routes. Source: Shanghai lishi bowuguan (ed.) 上海历史博物馆, Survey of Shanghai 1840's-1940's (1992), page 137). This commercially produced photograph also appeared on post cards.
Location
Estimated Date
1920s
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
