Historical Photographs of China

A silk inspection room and factory office, likely to be Arnhold, Karberg & Co., Shanghai

A silk inspection room and factory office, likely to be Arnhold, Karberg & Co., Shanghai

Collection

Hayward Family

Identifier

Hy01-35

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Hy01-35. Notice the loom on the left, the clerks, ledgers, and bundles of silk. Herbert Wilcockson was a silk inspector and head of the silk department at Arnhold, Karberg & Co., Shanghai. It is likely that this photograph was taken at his workplace. See Hy01-45, RA-m172 and RA-m184.

Caption in album or on mount

SILK WAREHOUSE. SHANGHAI

Location

Shanghai

Estimated Date

1899-1901

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

University of Bristol Library, Special Collections