Taikoo House and Salt Gabelle building, Congqing

Taikoo House and Salt Gabelle building, Congqing

Collection

Swire, G. Warren

Identifier

Sw32-057

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw32-057. Khaki cloth Kodak Negative Album, 12 cm x 9.5 cm. 210 negatives sized 1.5 inches x 1.25 inches -:- 40mm x 30mm. The album was later labelled P62/IX. Taikoo House (John Swire and Sons Ltd) is the building on the hilltop, centre left. On the hilltop centre right is the Salt Gabelle building.

Caption in album or on mount

Album cover: ‘U Home 1-100 May 1939 – Aug 1947’ Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 32, three negatives: Chungking Lung Hi(?) Hao

Location

Chongqing

Date

September 1940

Photographer

Swire, G. Warren

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London

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