#100 Shanghai Architecture Series in Russian: Municipal Gaol

Article in Russian / Google Translate of the article.

PS. While reading the Budgets of the International Settlement I came across a mention of a British woman who was serving life sentence in the Municipal Gaol; she was transferred to England in 1935. I wonder what her crime was.

Top image: LIFE, June 21, 1947.

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#100 Shanghai Architecture Series in Russian: Municipal Gaol

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Mme. Victoria Seou visiting Shanghai

Isn't it neat?

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