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Car on road at edge of huge canyon. Man leaning over facing car
Car on road at edge of huge canyon. Man leaning over facing car
Object Number 2010.5.36979
Display Title Car on road at edge of huge canyon. Man leaning over facing car
Descriptions
Object Description Car on road at edge of huge canyon. Man leaning over facing car. "On one of the crests, both hillsides had crumbled away, leaving frightening declivities on each side."
Keywords
  • Land Transport
  • Ethnographic
  • Geography
Subject
  • Man
  • Car
  • Canyon
Department Photographic
Date 1937
Artist Owen Lattimore
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Additional Geographic Terms Yan'an, near; Fu Xian, near; Jiaodao, near; Yenan, near; Fu chou, near; Chiaotao
Materials Negative, 35mm
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)

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