A Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company ship on the Huangpu river and part of the Bund, Shanghai

A Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company ship on the Huangpu river and part of the Bund, Shanghai

Identifier

DH-s113

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: DH-s113. This is a detail from a panoramic view of the Huangpu River and Bund, Shanghai. See also DH-s511, DH-s101, DH-s102, DH-s103, DH-s104, DH-s105, DH-s106, DH-s107, DH-s108, DH-s109, DH-s110, DH-s111, DH-s112, DH-s114, DH-s115, DH-s116, DH-s117, DH-s118, DH-s119, DH-s120, DH-s121, DH-s122, DH-s123, DH-s124, DH-s125, DH-s126, DH-s127, DH-s128, DH-s129, and DH-s130. In DH-s113, the Shanghai Club is behind the funnel of the ship. Above the ship's stern is the Russell Building. This large black steamship is flying the P&O houseflag. It is either the PENINSULAR of 1888 or the ORIENTAL of 1889. At 5000 tons gross, these were the largest ships visiting Shanghai in the early 1890s. Visits in the period 1890-91 were ORIENTAL (January 1890), PENINSULAR (February 1890), ORIENTAL (August 1890), ORIENTAL (March 1891), PENINSULAR (August 1891) and PENINSULAR (December 1891).

Location

Shanghai

Date

March 1891

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph