Old photos of Tianjin in 1917 Scenes of Tianjin before and after the 1917 flood (1)

Old photos of Tianjin in 1917 People in Tianjin’s Great Flood

Sidney· David· Sidney&middlet; David&middlet; Gamble (1890-1968) is an American social economist, humanist and photographer. When he was young, he participated in the YMCA. Between 1908-1932, he made five trips to China and the United States. He was one of the founders of the Department of Sociology of Yanjing University. During this period, he completed five social research works in total; He also traveled around China and took a lot of precious photos

In September 1917, Tianjin suffered from a serious flood. Most areas of the city were flooded, and the concession area was no exception. Hundreds of thousands of people in the city were displaced and had no place to live or eat. Gambo’s camera recorded some scenes at that time. Let’s take a look at the scene of Tianjin before and after the flood

Most of the remarks below the photos are translated from Gambo’s description

Metcalf医生正在给病人看病

被淹地区的灾民搭建的简陋窝棚

店铺被水淹，只能划船出行。

戴帽子的老人

给人们缝补衣物的妇女

妇女坐在行李上

1917年 天津鼓楼

洪灾区修建的挡水堤坝

水灾区观察水位的守望所

两个小孩抬者衣服经过

席棚区抗灾工作者

香蜡铺和茶叶店前的人力车

运行李的男子

葬礼，穿孝服的男孩们

周先生

灾民临时安置点搭建的400个席棚

装满东西的人力车，人力车过桥

甘博当时在天津拍摄的照片很多，我将分几篇文章来发布，敬请期待。