Protection against blasts: North China Daily News

Title : Protection against blasts: North China Daily News

Topic : Virtual Shanghai

Year : 1937

Location : Shanghai: International Settlement

Date (start) : 1937

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Digital

Caption on support : All titles appear as they were listed on the document provided by the holder of this collection. Whenever a change has been made, the original title appears below. As a rule, all Chinese names have been turned in standard pinyin. "The commercial houses at the Bund are saving themselves against blasted grenade parts."

Information data : On the sandbags, the sign reads: "ENTRANCE BEHIND SAND BAGS". The second signe reads: "NORTH CHINA DAILY NEW. JAPANESE AGAIN BOMB NANKING". The buildings located along the Bund placed sandbags on their doors and windows to avoid possible collateral damage from bomb blasts. Fighting was taking place for a while very close on the Huangpu River.

Keywords : war;building;defence;sandbag;press;newspaper;sign

Street name : Bund