A junk near the RMS Empress of Russia in Wusong (吴淞), Shanghai (上海)

A junk near the RMS Empress of Russia in Wusong (吴淞), Shanghai (上海)

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Tr02-191. Emp. = Empress. The RMS 'Empress of Russia' was an ocean liner built in 1912 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company for Canadian Pacific steamships. It was scrapped in 1945. For more information on the ship see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Russia.

Caption in album or on mount

EMP. OF RUSSIA AT WOOSUNG 1919.

Location

Shanghai

Date

1919

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph