USMC 102860: The Bund and French Concession, Shanghai

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102860: The Bund and French Concession, Shanghai Citation information USMC 102860: The Bund and French Concession, Shanghai. (P-0682; R-4-10.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/7029 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers P-0682; R-4-10 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102860 Description From (?) General Charles F. B. Price films, view of Shanghai circa 1937 showing naval vessels of the United Kingdom, France and the United States at anchor in the Huangpu River. Street view of the Yangtze Insurance Building (along the Bund), with first floor windows sandbagged. The French Consulate is shown with sandbags out in front. Aboard the deck of an unidentified French naval vessel, views of the city. Sequences showing street and creek traffic. Westerners stroll through a garden with some posing for the camera. French forces show off light tanks to the camera. More street scenes. Location(s) Shanghai (China) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in the late 1930s. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: positive Original physical length 225 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Content may be protected by copyright. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 08/29/2025 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 8:32 Digital file type video/H264