An addict injecting morphine at a street cafe

An addict injecting morphine at a street cafe

Collection

Maxwell Family

Identifier

Mx03-119

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Mx03-119. Cadbury Research Library archive finding number: DA26/2/2/2 (John Preston Maxwell Papers). The man on the left might be injecting himself in the abdomen, while the man in the centre appears to be holding a syringe. The woman in the background is holding some bowls.

Caption in album or on mount

The morphia injector / The Morphia injector

Estimated Date

1900-1910

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Cadbury Research Library (Special Collections), University of Birmingham