A bank shroff (coin cashier), with a fan, Shanghai

A bank shroff (coin cashier), with a fan, Shanghai

Collection

Vacher-Hilditch

Identifier

VH02-029

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: VH02-029. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution reference: L04357-009d. A shroff is a coin cashier (bank worker). 

Caption in album or on mount

A Bank Shroff

Location

Shanghai

Estimated Date

1850s

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath