Birthday Party at Paramount Ballroom, Shanghai, 1936

            Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers.

The photo albums of his China years contain many photos of the bachelor life in those days: travel, work, parties, trips within China and to Japan. They also include photos of the bombing of the Unilever factory during the 1937 Japanese attack of Shanghai, membership of the French Special Police and other unique photos.

Like Charles, David was interned in Chapei Civil Assembly Centre by the Japanese from 1943 to 1945. 
Being Jewish, internment in Shanghai probably saved David’s life; since all of his family members in the Netherlands were killed by the Nazis. 

David married, had two children and continued to work for Unilever. He became member of Nederlandse Reünisten Vereniging China (NRVC, Dutch Reunists Association China).

This photo shows a birthday party held at the Paramount Ballroom at Yue Yuen Road in Shanghai. The party was for the occasion of Frans' and Henk's birthdays, no last names are mentioned. The Paramount Ballroom was a famous venue in Shanghai at the time. Paul French wrote a book about the owner, with a criminal background, Joe Farren, "City of Devils".

Courtesy Van Gelderen family archives

Taken in: China / Shanghai / Puxi (show map)

Taken on: March 28, 1936

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Camera: Canon EOS 550D, f/5.0, 1/60 sec, 46mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 550D
Lens:	EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	46mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 (Windows)
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