Traffic on Peiho river, Tientsin (天津)

Traffic on Peiho river, Tientsin (天津)

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

Location

Tianjin

Date

Wednesday 3 May 1911

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph