British Bluejackets (marines) and volunteers guarding the main exit from the Chinese City during the Hankow Riots, Wuhan, January 1911

British Bluejackets (marines) and volunteers guarding the main exit from the Chinese City during the Hankow Riots, Wuhan, January 1911

Identifier

WS01-170

Notes

University of Bristol – Historical Photographs of China reference number: WS01-170. This wide street is by the river and is about three miles in length. The marines and volunteers faced a crowd, said to be of about 20,000 strong, who are not shown in this photograph. The people standing behind the line of defenders are from the various concessions. See WS01-168 and WS01-169.

Caption in album or on mount

Hankow Riots. January 1911.

Location

Wuhan

Date

January 1911

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph