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Pictures of the Russian Consulate in the 1920s
This series of photographs on PastVu come from the family archive of Ariadna Pakhomova, who came to Shanghai in 1923, aged 18, to work as a cryptographer at the USSR Consulate. The pictures are taken in the building on Whangpoo Road, formerly the Imperial Consulate of Russia, which was handed over to the Soviet diplomats in July 1924.
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American Consulate in Shanghai over the years
This is a re-edit of the 4th of July FB post, which led to an interesting discussion with the experts.
At different times, the US Consulate General in Shanghai was located in different buildings. Here is a survey of its locations - some of which remained designs on paper.
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Russians meting out justice quickly in 1913 Shanghai
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RUSSIAN CONSULAR COURT
Shanghai, 25 August, 1913
Before M. Mulinkin, Esq, Vice-Consul
N. Getz, 108 Yangtzepoo Road, Y. Venissky, 304 Broadway, Rosie Shuchmann, Yalu Road, and S. Brodsky were charged with being undesirable characters and having no visible means of support. After evidence had been adduced, the accused were ordered to pay various ( Read more... )
