P & O steamship 'Shanghai', with a sunk hulk, Huangpu River, Shanghai

Collection
Identifier
VH02-166
Copyright
© Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: VH02-166. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution reference: L04357-071b. The P & O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company) steamer ss 'Shanghai' (546 tons) was built in 1851 and was sold in 1862 to W. Dickenson, Shanghai.
Caption in album or on mount
P. & O. Str. "Shanghae" in harbor opposite docks. / "[…]dary" old hulk. Sunk. / 4/59
Location
Date
April 1859
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath