My Grandfather, F. E. Stafford, worked in Shanghai, China from 1909 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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My Grandfather, F. E. Stafford, worked in Shanghai, China from 1909 1915 as a printer & photographer and part time evagelist. An exhibition of his photographs was held in 2001. Another will be held in the summer of 2008 in Hong Kong.

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Frances E. Stafford, Shanghai, China, 1910 My Grandfather, F. E. Stafford, worked in Shanghai, China from 1909‐1915 as a printer & photographer and part‐time evagelist. An exhibition of his photographs was held in 2001. Another will be held in the summer of 2008 in Hong Kong.

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These are my Grandfather’s Photo Albums from which I digitized 1,000 photos of China taken in 1910‐1915

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Francis Stafford Posing with Qing Imperial Army Troops. Being a foreigner with a press badge, he was able to mix with both the loyalists and the nationalist rebels. The rebels won and the last dynasty ended.

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Artllery Troops in Battle in Hankow. These soldiers were part of the Qing Imperial army moved into the Wuhan area to fight the rebels in October‐November 1911.

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Rebel field commanders in the Wuhan area, the first Major battle of the Nationalist Revolution, 1911

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Monster camera at Commercial Press where Francis Stafford ran printing division

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Field camera similar to ones used by Francis Stafford

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Shanghai, Nanking Road, 1910 Shanghai, Nanking Road, 2001

Francis Stafford Ron Anderson

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