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Object Number 56-55-60/15865.1.36
Display Title Water cart and carrier on main street
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on board: "China (Shansi - Paotow) / Gift of Frederick R. Wulsin / 1927 / (verso) 1031-Photo by Frederick R. Wulsin / Negative #26132-A / China - Shansi (crossed out) Inner Mongolia - Paotow (crossed out) Baotou / Water cart and water carrier going down / "Main Street" in Paotow, a city in the / northern part of Shansi Province. 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: 9.2075 × 11.9063 cm (3 5/8 × 4 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Frederick R. Wulsin

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56-55-60/15865.1.20 Main street with farm carts and people
Wang Yeh Fu
Leading mummer led through inn courtyard
56-55-60/15865.1.42 Leading mummer led through inn courtyard
Wang Yeh Fu
Group of people outside shop on main street
56-55-60/15865.1.25 Group of people outside shop on main street
Wang Yeh Fu
Courtyard of carpet factory with coal and dog
56-55-60/15865.1.27 Courtyard of carpet factory with coal and dog
Wang Yeh Fu
Two men making a stove out of a standard oil can
56-55-60/15865.1.18 Two men making a stove out of a standard oil can
Wang Yeh Fu
Main street dirt road with people
56-55-60/15865.1.21 Main street dirt road with people
Wang Yeh Fu
Man outside pipe and tobacco shop
56-55-60/15865.1.22 Man outside pipe and tobacco shop
Wang Yeh Fu
Men outside pipe and tobacco shop with pipe model hanging from roof
56-55-60/15865.1.23 Men outside pipe and tobacco shop with pipe model hanging from roof
Wang Yeh Fu
Meat vender's stall in market square
56-55-60/15865.1.24 Meat vender's stall in market square
Wang Yeh Fu
Cobbler with bird and friends on main street
56-55-60/15865.1.26 Cobbler with bird and friends on main street
Wang Yeh Fu
Main city gates with advertisements and notices
56-55-60/15865.1.28 Main city gates with advertisements and notices
Wang Yeh Fu
Chinese tinker at work
56-55-60/15865.1.10 Chinese tinker at work
Wang Yeh Fu