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Object Number
56-55-60/15865.1.13
Display Title
Merchant selling his wares in courtyard of large shop
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Written on board: "China / Shansi - Paotow / N31163 / Gift of Frederick R. Wulsin / 1927 / (verso) 1038-Photo by Frederick R. Wulsin / Negative #26139-A / China - Shansi (crossed out) Inner Mongolia - Paotow (crossed out) Baotou / Merchant selling his wares in courtyard / of large shop in Paotow, a city in the / northern part of Shansi Province. Note / brick pillar in which coal is burnt to / celebrate a festival in the First Moon / Season. China. / "Wang Yeh Fu, a native capital in / Southwestern Mongolia". / LMR April 1924 / Rec'd Feb 25 1924"
Department
Photographic
Date
1923
Artist
Frederick R. Wulsin
Culture
- Chinese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
/
Inner Mongolia
/
Alxa League
/
Alxa Left Banner
/
Wang Yeh Fu
Dimensions
Overall: 24.13 × 18.415 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Frederick R. Wulsin
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