Item MM 91141 Stereograph - 'Ying Pang Canal, Shanghai, China, 1904'

Summary

Rose stereograph titled "Ying Pang Canal, Shanghai, China; divides the English and French settlements. Foreign powers each have a site". Copyright 1904. One in a series of 32 stereographs dating from the early 20th century.

Description of Content

View of a canal on which low row-boats float, some loaded with bales of grass fibres. Simple building structures line the banks. In the foreground is a boy dressed in a loose shirt and trousers, standing beside a rickshaw and two baskets on the ground. Another boy is seated in the rickshaw.

Physical Description

Two identical black and white photographs mounted on dark grey rectangular card. Each photograph is captioned. The brand name is printed on the card. One of a series housed in a black box.