Debris outside the Palace Hotel, Nanking Road, Shanghai, after the bombing on 14 August 1937
Collection
Identifier
JM-s32
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JM-s32. On the far left is the Nanking Road entrance to the Palace Hotel. Shop sign: EFRON'S Jewelry. Chinese bombers were apparently trying to bomb the Japanese cruiser Idzumo (Izumo) moored alongside the Japanese Consulate, when bombs fell between the Cathay and Palace Hotels in Nanking Road (南京路), and also struck dense crowds outside the Great World Entertainment Centre (大世界) in the French Concession. Approximately 2000 people were killed by the bombing on this day, 14th August 1937, known as ‘Bloody Saturday’.
Caption on photograph
3 / Palace Hotel Bombed
Location
Date
Saturday 14 August 1937
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
University of Bristol Library, Special Collections
