Workers' militia marching in Shanghai, 27 March 1927

Workers' militia marching in Shanghai, 27 March 1927

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JM01-068. Communist revolutionary workers had seized control of parts of the city in March 1927. Within weeks, they were betrayed by their erstwhile allies, led by Chiang Kai-shek, and massacred. Related photographs can be found on the Virtual Shanghai platform, held in the French Foreign Ministry Archives. See also GJ01-108 and GJ01-109.

Location

Shanghai

Date

March 1927

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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