A foreign warship lies moored at a bustling Chinese waterfront in this 1930s snapshot, its lattice pagoda mast towering over the pier while period automobiles line the dock below. Scenes like this were common in China's treaty ports -- Shanghai, Tientsin, and other cities where foreign concessions operated -- where naval vessels from the United States, Britain, France, and Japan maintained a visible presence to protect their nationals and commercial interests during a turbulent decade of Chinese civil conflict and mounting regional tension. Project: 218358