Men at Upper Boat House, Markham Road, Shanghai

Men at Upper Boat House, Markham Road, Shanghai

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: HD-s56.  HD-s56 is a detail from HD-s55.  It is likely that the men are members of the Shanghai Rowing Club.  The building is the Upper Boat House, on Markham Road (now Kang Ding Dong Lu; Kanding Dong Lu; Kanding Donglu), beside Soochow Creek.  It was built c.1875-76.  Quoits, croquet and tennis were played on the lawn there.

Location

Shanghai

Estimated Date

1875-1880

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph