General Hayes' door plate, with light on, Chungking, 1945

General Hayes' door plate, with light on, Chungking, 1945

Collection

Fiddament, Arthur

Identifier

RB-t0891

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: RB-t0891. See also RB-t0890 - seems to be the same boy in both photographs. Photograph by Air Vice-Marshal A.L. Fiddament, taken during a round the world fact finding trip. Name on name plate: "Major-General E.C. Hayes". Hayes was G.O.C. British Troops in China. Caption in Air Vice-Marshal A.L. Fiddament's notebook: General Hayes door plate (as in all Chungking, which is short of electricity – with overloaded generating station, all lights are left on night and day). 1/12/45.

Location

Chongqing

Date

Saturday 1 December 1945

Material

Transparency

Media

Colour photograph

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