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Henri-Cartier Bresson (1908-2004), Straatzicht in Shanghai, China, zwart-wit foto, ca. 1949

Henri-Cartier Bresson (1908-2004), Straatzicht in Shanghai, China, zwart-wit foto, ca. 1949  
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Dim..: 24,9 x 16,6 cm

Signed on the back "Magnum Photos"

December 1948-January 1949. As the value of the paper money sank, the Kuomintang decided to distribute 40 grams of gold per person. With the gold rush, in December, thousands came out and waited in line for hours. The police, equipped with the remnants of the armies of the International Concession, made only a gesture toward maintaining order. Ten people were crushed to death.