A snake charmer performing on a waterfront
Collection
Identifier
JC-s053
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JC-s053. The snake charmer puts a living whip snake in his mouth and brings it out through his nose. The audience are presumably on a ship alongside the wharf. The location where this photograph was taken is not certain, but it may well have been Tientsin (Tianjin) rather than Shanghai - see JC-s051. See also JC-s314.
Caption in album or on mount
SNAKE-IN-THE-NOSE. AN INTERESTING NEW PICTURE OF ONE OF SHANGHAI'S BEST-KNOWN STREET PERFORMERS.
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Location
Estimated Date
1930s-1940s
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
