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Two rows of soldiers, buildings and wall with Chinese characters in background
Two rows of soldiers, buildings and wall with Chinese characters in background
Object Number 2010.5.36990
Display Title Two rows of soldiers, buildings and wall with Chinese characters in background
Descriptions
Object Description Two rows of soldiers, buildings and wall with Chinese characters in background. Hills in distance. "A Communist military unit in Yenan [Yan'an]. The slogan on the wall (not fully visible) includes "Domestic Peace" and "United Resistance Against Japan."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Soldier
  • Wall
  • Writing
  • Man
  • Hill
  • Slogan
Department Photographic
Date 1937
Artist Owen Lattimore
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Additional Geographic Terms Yan'an; Yenan
Materials Negative, 35mm
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)

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