The 'Shansi', a typical Beancaker, at Shanghai
Collection
Identifier
Sw01-008
Copyright
© John Swire & Sons Ltd
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw01-008. G W Swire referenced each negative in this album with the prefix A written in white ink. This negative is referenced A5. The album itself has also been archived at some stage with the reference P2/II. Warren Swire captioned this negative 'Tamsui'; but this has been crossed out in biro and replaced with the name 'Shansi'. Shansi (1898-1930) was built specifically for the beancake trade. Beancake was soya pulp used as fertiliser to grow fruit and vegetables.
Caption in album or on mount
Shansi and Newchwang classes
Location
Estimated Date
1906-1907
Photographer
Material
Negative
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
