The International Bridge (Wanguo Bridge), Tianjin, with shipments of cotton

The International Bridge (Wanguo Bridge), Tianjin, with shipments of cotton

Collection

Baggs, Ernest

Identifier

EB-s0720

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: EB-s0720. Real photo post card. The International Bridge (Wanguo Bridge), was first known as the French Bridge, and later renamed Chiang Kai-shek Bridge. The bridge was again renamed in 1949: the Liberation Bridge, Jiefang Bridge. The steel, through truss, bascule bridge was completed in October 1927 and still stands.

Location

Tianjin

Estimated Date

1932-1936

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph