21. Dance hall hostesses mob the Bureau of Social Affairs to protest an increase in license fees, Shanghai, January, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 10 1/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.6
22. Debris from felled trees and burned homes litters the wealthy Hongqiao suburb, Shanghai, May, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 10 1/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.10
23. Dockworkers hoist already vandalized cotton bales on carrying poles, Shanghai, March, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 8 5/8 x 12 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.11
24. Foreigners relax after tennis as the Communists draw closer, Shanghai, March, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 8 5/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.13
25. Loaded carts clog city streets in a chaotic exodus, Shanghai, April, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 8 5/8 x 12 7/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.24
26. Passengers with parcels and bedrolls crowd the deck of a former U.S. Navy supply vessel bound to Ningbo, Shanghai, November, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 10 1/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.19
27. Pedestrians eye the sandbags protecting commercial buildings, Shanghai, May, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 12 7/8 x 8 5/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.15
28. Police frisk a lineup of striking women workers after a textile mill riot, Shanghai, February, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 10 1/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.5
29. Prints for sale hang on a sidewalk fence, Shanghai, January, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 10 1/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.4
30. Sampan dwellers slip their moorings, seeking safety away fron the shore, Shanghai, May, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 12 1/2 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.27