Notes

University of Bristol – Historical Photographs of China reference number: WS01-099. The Custom House is on the left. The building on the right is the Chinese Imperial Post Office. On it is a sign: IMPERIAL POST OFFICE. On the building to the right of the Custom House is an 'Admiral' advertisement for a popular Japanese-made liver pill used to treat halitosis - 'Human Elixir (pinyin: Rendan; Ch: 仁丹)'.

Caption in album or on mount

Custom House and barricades.

Location

Wuhan

Date

November 1911

Tags

• war
• army
• uniform
• soldier
• snow
• revolution
• Revolution of 1911
• Xinhai Revolution
• Hsin-hai
• conflict
• rebellion
• medicine
• advert
• advertisement
• defence
• custom
• Hankou
• CMCS
• Customs
• IMCS
• rifle
• admiral
• Rendan
• Wyatt-Smith

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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