Pootung Hotel, British Cigarette Co Ltd factory, duckboards and water taxis, Pudong, Shanghai
Collection
Identifier
Wr-s021
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Wr-s021. Signs for: POOTUNG HOTEL and BOWLING ALLEYS. An arrow drawn in pencil on the print, points to the two story factory (British Cigarette Company Ltd), stretching from the large chimney to the side of the river. This photograph is numbered in pencil on the back: 36. C = Charles (i.e. the caption was written by Charles W. Wheeler and signed by him).
Caption in album or on mount
I cross here every morning & evening the smoke stack under [arrow pointing downwards] is our factory engine house stack / It takes 15 minutes or more to cross in one of these sampans but abt 5 by steam launch / C
Location
Estimated Date
1910
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
