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Lang, Archibald Collection

Archibald Blyth Lang (1898-1970) arrived in Shanghai in 1923 to take up an appointment as an archivist at the British Consulate General, in charge of the Record Office. He married Elsie May Wheeler on 12 March 1932, in Somerset, England. Lang was then working in the Secretariat of the Shanghai Municipal Council. Archibald Lang and his son Quentin were interned in Ash Camp, 65 Great Western Road (now Yan'an Xi Lu), Shanghai. Elsie Lang died of tuberculosis in 1944. Archibald and Quentin Lang returned to Britain in 1946. Thirty-eight images. HPC ref: AL-s. See also material donated to Special Collections, University of Bristol Library, ref: DM2833.

Archibald Blyth Lang

Archibald Blyth Lang

Anti-British mural, Shanghai

Anti-British mural, Shanghai

Scots Guards and Shanghai Scottish Pipers

Scots Guards and Shanghai Scottish Pipers

King's Birthday celebration at the British Consulate-General, Shanghai, 1924

King's Birthday celebration at the British Consulate-General, Shanghai, 1924

Pipers, Scottish Company (Shanghai Volunteer Corps)

Pipers, Scottish Company (Shanghai Volunteer Corps)

Men from HMS Despatch, by a street barricade, Shanghai

Men from HMS Despatch, by a street barricade, Shanghai

SVC at a street barricade, Shanghai

SVC at a street barricade, Shanghai

Boy Scouts Parade at the British Consulate, Shanghai, on Armistice Day 1924

Boy Scouts Parade at the British Consulate, Shanghai, on Armistice Day 1924

Sir John Pratt, Consul-General, Shanghai

Sir John Pratt, Consul-General, Shanghai

Scottish Company, SVC, at the Allied War Memorial, Shanghai

Scottish Company, SVC, at the Allied War Memorial, Shanghai

Sir Peter Grain by the War Memorial, Shanghai, during a St Andrew's Day remembrance event

Sir Peter Grain by the War Memorial, Shanghai, during a St Andrew's Day remembrance event

Wreath by names plaque, at War Memorial, Shanghai

Wreath by names plaque, at War Memorial, Shanghai

Shanghai Volunteer Corps Church Parade and Inspection, 1925

Shanghai Volunteer Corps Church Parade and Inspection, 1925

Dignitaries at War Memorial, Armistice Day 1925, Shanghai

Dignitaries at War Memorial, Armistice Day 1925, Shanghai

Diplomats at War Memorial, Shanghai, on Armistice Day, 1925

Diplomats at War Memorial, Shanghai, on Armistice Day, 1925

British officials at a funeral, Shanghai

British officials at a funeral, Shanghai

Wreaths laid for the dead from Scottish regiments, the War Memorial, Shanghai, 1925

Wreaths laid for the dead from Scottish regiments, the War Memorial, Shanghai, 1925

St Andrew's Day Observance remembrance event, War Memorial, The Bund, Shanghai, 1925

St Andrew's Day Observance remembrance event, War Memorial, The Bund, Shanghai, 1925

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Prince George at Empire Day Parade, Shanghai, 1926

Prince George at Empire Day Parade, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Empire Day Parade, British Consulate General, Shanghai, 1926

Casualties and debris outside the Cathay Hotel, Shanghai, after the bombing on 14 August 1937

Casualties and debris outside the Cathay Hotel, Shanghai, after the bombing on 14 August 1937

Casualties and debris, Cathay Hotel bombing, Shanghai, 14 August 1937

Casualties and debris, Cathay Hotel bombing, Shanghai, 14 August 1937

Debris in Nanking Road, after the bombing of the Cathay and Palace Hotels, Shanghai, 14 August 1937

Debris in Nanking Road, after the bombing of the Cathay and Palace Hotels, Shanghai, 14 August 1937

Casualties and debris outside the Cathay Hotel, Shanghai, after the bombing on 14 August 1937

Casualties and debris outside the Cathay Hotel, Shanghai, after the bombing on 14 August 1937

Aftermath of 'Bloody Saturday' bombing in Ave Edward VII, Shanghai - outside the Great World Entertainment Centre (Dashijie 上海大世界), 14 August 1937

Aftermath of 'Bloody Saturday' bombing in Ave Edward VII, Shanghai - outside the Great World Entertainment Centre (Dashijie 上海大世界), 14 August 1937

Victims of 'Bloody Saturday' bombing, Ave Edward VII, Shanghai, 14 August 1937

Victims of 'Bloody Saturday' bombing, Ave Edward VII, Shanghai, 14 August 1937

Bomb damage at Wing On department store, Shanghai, 23 August 1937

Bomb damage at Wing On department store, Shanghai, 23 August 1937

Chinese refugees streaming over Garden Bridge onto the Bund, Shanghai, August 1937

Chinese refugees streaming over Garden Bridge onto the Bund, Shanghai, August 1937

Refugees in Chapei, Shanghai

Refugees in Chapei, Shanghai

Chinese troops wearing gas masks, Pootung, Shanghai

Chinese troops wearing gas masks, Pootung, Shanghai