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    Oriental Bank, Central Hotel (see roof), Sassoon Sons & Co opium merchants, c. 1886, courtesy of Chinese Museum.

Title
View of the Bund showing the Oriental Bank, Central Hotel (see roof), Sassoon Sons & Co opium merchants
Date
c. 1886
Place
China - Shanghai - The Bund

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    Title
    Oriental Bank, Central Hotel (see roof), Sassoon Sons & Co opium merchants
    Date
    c. 1886
    Type
    Print
    Form
    Handwritten caption: 'Oriental Bank, Central Hotel (see roof), Sassoon [unclear] opium merchants. This view is taken from the end of the jetty [?] on [?] which the water carts are waiting to get filled from the river. The road or street actuall called Nankin Road, between Central Hotel and Sassoons runs right through the settlement of a city one mile in length. The dark looking patches on the left and right are the beautiful grass preserves which run all along the riverside.'
    Control
    MEL013
    Source

    Mellerick Album, MEL; Chinese Museum

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the Chinese Museum

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