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

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. Frances E. Stafford, Shanghai, China, 1910

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

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.

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.

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

Monster camera at Commercial Press where Francis Stafford ran printing division

Field camera similar to ones used by Francis Stafford

Francis Stafford Ron Anderson Shanghai, Nanking Road, 2001 Shanghai, Nanking Road, 1910

West Lake in Hangzhou, China Relatively unchanged in 100 years