Traffic on Peiho river, Tientsin (天津)

Collection
Identifier
BL02-036
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: BL02-036. The Chinese sign on the riverside building reads: "永吉祥乾鲜货栈 (Ever Auspicious Dry and Fresh Goods Warehouse)". See BL02-053. This photograph is from an album entitled "Chronicle of a Tour of Pelissier's Follies". Pelissier's Follies was a British theatre troupe set up by the English producer H.G. Pelissier. The group toured Asia in 1911 including stops at Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tianjin.
Caption in album or on mount
Barge in river @ Tientsin. Being pulled by four men from the bank. May 3rd 1911