Group by a warehouse in Tianjin, including Ted McLaren

Group by a warehouse in Tianjin, including Ted McLaren

Collection

Swire, G. Warren

Identifier

Sw29-124

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw29-124. Khaki cloth Kodak Negative Album, 12 cm x 9.5 cm. 187 negatives sized 1.5 inches x 1.25 inches -:- 40mm x 30mm. The album was later labelled P62/V. On the right is Ted McLaren, Butterfield and Swire’s agent in Tianjin. Ted McLaren (1902-1950) was a Scottish rugby international and friend of Eric Liddell. Both men were interned in Weixian camp, where McLaren was chairman of the discipline committee. After the war, McLaren spoke up for the camp commandant to clear him of charges of war crimes. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_McLaren and http://www.treatyportsport.com/mclaren--e--1924---1948-.html.

Caption in album or on mount

Album cover: ‘R 4/1933 -4/34 China 1-23’ Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 64, one negative: Tientsin Feb

Location

Tianjin

Date

February 1934

Photographer

Swire, G. Warren

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London