
On the British perimeter. Shanghai beauties out for a “look-see”, Shanghai, c.1937. Photograph by Malcolm Rosholt. Rosholt collection, Ro-s075.
Valentine’s Day approaches and look-seeing is in the air. Most probably taken in 1937, this photograph by Malcolm Rosholt, has a certain tension that may have mirrored the tension of a city at war, or on a war footing.