Two Chinese soldiers' heads exhibited at roadside after battle

Gelatin silver print of the heads of two Chinese soldiers, exhibited at the roadside after a battle against the Japanese in Shanghai, China, taken by S M West, 12 September 1937. Text on reverse reads 'Gruesome relics of war at Shanghai. Heads of Chinese soldiers slain in battle, and exhibited on the road-side at Shaghai as a protest against Japanese agression'.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/703
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
frame: 254 mm x 305 mm
print: 148 mm x 202 mm
type:
photograph and silver gelatin print