'The China Press' bill poster, 20 September 1937

'The China Press' bill poster, 20 September 1937

Collection

Rosholt, Malcolm

Identifier

Ro-n0326

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Ro-n0326.  Negative marked for cropping.  Bill-poster: "The CHINA PRESS / Shanghai, Monday, September 20, 1937 / JAPANESE LOSE 6 PLANES AT NANKING / CHINESE REPULSE BIG AIR ATTACK".  See Ro-n0287.  This photograph is reproduced in The Press Corps of Old Shanghai by Malcolm Rosholt on page 13 and captioned: "The Shanghai foreign community was dominated by British traditions.  One of these was the poster advertising highlights of a new edition of a newspaper.  This poster was written by the author [Malcolm Rosholt] when he served as night editor of the 'China Press'.  The date is 20 September 1937, at the height of the Chinese-Japanese air battles over Nanking."

Location

Shanghai

Date

Monday 20 September 1937

Photographer

Rosholt, Malcolm

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

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