One of the gates to the Kiangnan (Jiangnan) Arsenal, Shanghai

One of the gates to the Kiangnan (Jiangnan) Arsenal, Shanghai

Collection

Peck, Harold

Identifier

Pe01-128

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Pe01-128. The Jiangnan Arsenal was established by Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang in 1865, it was China's earliest and largest military industrial enterprise. The Chinese name of the Kiangnan Arsenal was the General Bureau of Machine Manufacture of Jiangnan (江南機器製造總局) or the Jiangnan (or Kiangnan) Machine Works for short. See Ro-n0832 (which is a view of the inside of a gate at the arsenal).

Location

Shanghai

Estimated Date

1900-1915

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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