Workers' militia marching in Shanghai, 27 March 1927

Workers' militia marching in Shanghai, 27 March 1927

Collection

Montgomery, John

Identifier

JM01-068

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 estwhile allies, led by Chiang Kai-shek, and massacred. See GJ01-109. The same photograph can be found on the Virtual Shanghai platform, alongside others in the series, held in the French Foreign Ministry Archives.

Location

Shanghai

Date

March 1927

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph