A series of improvised British-built armoured cars parade through the Shanghai International ...

Place North & Central America: United States of America
Accession Number P00946.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type 4x5", Polyester, Silver Gelatin
Physical description 4x5", Polyester, Silver Gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made China
Date made c 1935
Conflict Period 1920-1929
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A series of improvised British-built armoured cars parade through the Shanghai International Settlement, the combined British and American concession in Shanghai. The cars are numbered in sequence. The clock tower of the Shanghai Racing Club can be seen in the background. The foreign concession operated its own police force, the Shanghai Municipal Police, and military force, the Shanghai Volunteer Corps.