Shanghai Collection

View of Shanghai, China, c1860. Artist: Jean Henri Zuber
View of Shanghai, China, c1860. View of buildings along a waterway or a canal with a semicircular arch of bridge reflected in the water

Shanghai port, China, 19th century. Artist: Weber
Shanghai port, China, 19th century

'The refugees at Kah-Ding; A Cruise to Soo-chow, 1875. Creator: Lindley, Augustus Frederick
The refugees at Kah-Ding; A Cruise to Soo-chow, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Imperial Maritime Customs House in Shanghai, 1857. Creator: Anonymous
Imperial Maritime Customs House in Shanghai, 1857. Private Collection

Imperial Maritime Customs House in Shanghai, 1857. Creator: Anonymous
Imperial Maritime Customs House in Shanghai, 1857. Private Collection

Filles de Shanghai, 1870s. Creator: Unknown
Filles de Shanghai, 1870s

Boats and Sampans, c1910. Boats and Sampans, China. A sampan is a flat bottomed wooden boat, traditionally used as fishing boats. [Kuhn & Komor, c1910]

A Modern Metropolis of the Orient - The Bund, Shanghai, China, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
A Modern Metropolis of the Orient - The Bund, Shanghai, China, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

Tragic exodus, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Tragic exodus, 1932. Exode Tragique. Chinese civilians fleeing Shanghai under Japanese bombing attacks. Front cover of " L Illustre du Petit Journal". [France, 14 February 1932]

One of the Public Tea-Gardens, Shanghai, China, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
One of the Public Tea-Gardens, Shanghai, China, 1895. Teahouse on stilts reflected in a lake. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

In the Bund The Enterprising Foreigner Has Come To Stay, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Louis Ciccone, called Madonna (1958 -), American singer and actress in the movie Shanghai Surprise

A Tea House, Shanghai, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A Tea House, Shanghai, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]

In the City of Shanghai, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
In the City of Shanghai, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]

A lady of Shanghai, wife of a mandarin, 1902. Artist: Mr Afong
A lady of Shanghai, wife of a mandarin, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

China... c1920. Artist: F.T. Wynyard-Wright
China. Canals take the place of roads in Sung-Kiang, a city built in a maze of waterways 28 miles south-west of Shanghai, c1920. Songjiang is a suburban district of Shanghai

Compositors and Pressmen, North China Daily News Office, 1910. Artist: Cox Company Ltd
Compositors and Pressmen, North China Daily News Office, 1910. From The British Printer Vol. XXIII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1910]

The Bund in Shanghai, c1910. The Bund is a waterfront area in central Shanghai. The area traditionally housed international settlements, banks, trading houses and the British and Russian consulates

Shanghai. View of Bund, c1918. The Bund is a waterfront area in central Shanghai. The area traditionally housed international settlements, banks

One of Chinas terrible methods of death punishment, Shanghai, China, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
One of Chinas terrible methods of death punishment, Shanghai, China, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail

In the street of the tea houses, Shanghai, China, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
In the street of the tea houses, Shanghai, China, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Foochow Road, Shanghai, China, 20th century(?)

The Tower of Long-Hua, Shanghai, China, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XIV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The Bund, Shanghai, China, early 20th century. Artist: J Dearden Holmes
The Bund, Shanghai, China, early 20th century. The Bund is an area of Huangpu District in Shanghai. It usually refers to the buildings and wharves on Zhongshan Road as well as some adjacent areas

Villagers in Shanghai, China, early 20th century. Artist: J Dearden Holmes
Villagers in Shanghai, China, early 20th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Shanghai, one of the five ports opened by the late treaty to British commerce, 1847. The Treaty of Nanking in 1842, after the First Opium War, established five treaty ports in China

Street of tea houses, Shanghai, China, 20th century. Artist: ME Wright
Street of tea houses, Shanghai, China, 20th century. Stereoscopic slide

The Shanghai Cricket Ground, China, 1912. From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

Shanghai advertising poster advertising brandy, c1930s

Shanghai advertising poster advertising Ewo lager, c1930s

Shanghai advertising poster advertising beauty products, c1930s

Shanghai advertising poster advertising The Great Eastern Dispensary Ltd, c1930s

Shanghai advertising poster for boot polish, c1930s

Shanghai advertising poster, c1935
Shanghai advertising poster, 1935

Shanghai advertising poster, c1930s

General Voyron reviewing French troops, Shanghai, 1900. Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7, 1901, against foreign influence in areas such as trade, politics

The gate of Shanghai, China, Sino-Japanese War, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
The gate of Shanghai, China, Sino-Japanese War, 1895. The First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) was a war fought between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan over the control of Korea

Ship, Shanghai, China, 1900

Shanghai harbour c1875. Shanghai was one of the Treaty Ports established in 1842 for British traders after Chinas defeat in the first Opium War (1839-1842)

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