Junk-rigged cutter yacht and Astor House Hotel, Soochow Creek, Shanghai
Collection
Identifier
Hv38-06
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Notes
Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv38. Album compiled by Anna D. Drew, 1887. This vessel is a junk-rigged cutter yacht of Western design, probably belonging to a British or American official. The Astor House Hotel is in the background, across Soochow Creek (Suzhou Creek). Provenance: Purchased from Lucy Drew, 1949. Access to original photographs and albums in the Edward Bangs Drew Collection is restricted. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees.
Caption in album or on mount
View in Shanghai, Hongkew or 'American side'
Location
Estimated Date
1886
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Harvard-Yenching Library, USA
