Photograph of a foundation stone-laying ceremony, thought to be for the new branch premises of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Tientsin (Tianjin), China
Photograph of a foundation stone-laying ceremony, thought to be for the new branch premises of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Tientsin (Tianjin), China
Photograph of a crowd gathering to watch the ceremony. In the lower right corner is a gentleman in a top hat, thought to be Sir Ronald Macleay, British diplomat to China. He is walking alongside a woman who was possibly the wife of the local HSBC branch manager.
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