A Chinese soldier throwing a hand grenade, near the Pantheon Theatre, North Kiangse Road, Shanghai, 1937

A Chinese soldier throwing a hand grenade, near the Pantheon Theatre, North Kiangse Road, Shanghai, 1937

Collection

Montgomery, John

Identifier

JM04-082

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JM04-082. Photograph numbered 82, published in 'The Sino-Japanese Hostilities 1937 / Shanghai'. Caption in Index: 'Charlie Chan II functioning top right-hand windows. Hand grenade throwing. Oct. 1, 1937. ‘Charlie Chan II' may refer to a Chinese sniper or soldier. See JM04-074, JM04-076, JM04-078, JM04-079 and JM04-083 for related images. For a description of the Pantheon Theatre location, see page 85 of ‘Five Months of War’ (a book containing photographs by North-China Daily News photographers and from many other sources, and cartoons by Sapajou, published by the North-China Daily News & Herald Limited, Shanghai, 1938).

Caption in album or on mount

82

Location

Shanghai

Date

Friday 1 October 1937

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

University of Bristol Library, Special Collections