Workers at a crude furnace, New Wah Chang Co., Hsi Kwan Shan (Xi guan shan?), Hong Kong
Collection
Identifier
Tr02-163
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Tr02-163. The New Wah Chang Co. may be connected to the Wah Chang Corporation, an American company in the metal industry founded in 1916 by the mining engineer Kuo-Ching Li, who became known as the ‘Tungsten King’. For more on the Wah Chang Corporation see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah_Chang_Corporation. For more on Kuo-Ching Li see https://mininghalloffame.org/inductee/li. See Tr01-007 (another print).
Caption in album or on mount
CRUDE FURNACES, NEW WAH CHANG CO. 1923 / HSI-KWAN-SHAN
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Location
Date
1923
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
