Undated photograph Portable Restaurant in Tianjin, one of many excellent historical images at China Postcard
Courtesy of Malcom Moore, I tumbled into this wonderful collection of old photographs and postcards gathered together through the Flickr account China Postcard. The curator, who is anonymous, has a well-organized collection of images dating from 1900-1949 as well as some press photos from the PRC era.
@MalcomMoore also clued me in (God, I love Twitter) to the website Virtual Shanghai. Organized by Christian Henriot, Virtual Shanghai is another treasure trove of historical photographs, images, and even a few old maps of that other Chinese city.
Both are great resources for those interested in snippets of life from China’s past or for those of us who are always looking for good visual aids in class.