A man wearing a kilt

Title : A man wearing a kilt

Topic : Shanghai Municipal Police

Location : Unknown

Date (start) : 1890

Estimated dates : 1890s

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Paper

Information data : University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: ar04-062. This may be a studio portrait of William Armstrong dressed as a Highlander. William Armstrong (1867-1931, served in the Shanghai Municipal Police 1893-1927) and rose to become Director of the Criminal Investigation Department of the SMP (the detective branch) from August 1918 until his resignation in 1927. William Armstrong (1867-1931, served in the Shanghai Municipal Police 1893-1927) and rose to become Director of the Criminal Investigation Department of the SMP (the detective branch) from August 1918 until his resignation in 1927. This may be a portrait of him, or perhaps of a colleague or friend.

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