Futuristic vision of Shanghai (1929)

"A bridge from Shanghai to Pootung, skyscrapers, an aero-rickshaw, a submarine sampan, a really useful telephone, and the thrills of dove-racing."

Cartoon by Sapajou. North-China Daily News, September 1929.

Tags: 1920s, 1929, cartoons, futurism, sapajou, shanghai

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