Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw19-067. Khaki cloth Eastman Negative Album, 12 cm x 16 cm. 153 negatives (sized 3.25 inches x 5.5 inches -:- 92mm x 147mm). The album was later labelled P1/V on the back cover.  Bang bang men (porters) - carrying pails of water - on the steps, near Taipingmen Wharf. Taiping Men is the name of a district in Chungking (Chongqing), by the Yangzte River.  The pole may indicate a temple - a pole is a symbol of a place of worship in China.  See Sw19-066 and Sw19-068.  Blog The Song of the River: http://visualisingchina.net/blog/2013/06/12/the-song-of-the-river/.

Caption in album or on mount

Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 40, two negatives: Chungking Taiping Men

Location

Chongqing

Estimated Date

1920

Tags

• gate
• stairs
• pole
• steps
• water
• Swire
• porter
• Chongqing

Photographer

Swire, G. Warren

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London

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