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Object Number
56-55-60/15865.1.267
Display Title
Wooden irrigation aqueduct in foreground, city walls with watch towers in background
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Written on board: "Mongolia / (Alashan - Wang Yeh Fu) / Gift of Frederick R. Wulsin / 1927"; typed on label on back of board: "1106-Photo by Frederick R. Wulsin / Negative #26162-A / Mongolia - Alashan - Wang Yeh Fu / Distant view of city walls of Wang / Yeh Fu, showing two watch towers. Note / irrigation aqueduct of wood in foreground. / Mongolia. / "Wang Yeh Fu, A Native Capital in / southwestern Mongolia"."; printed on back of board: "LMR April.1924 / Rec'd Feb 25 1924"
Department
Photographic
Date
1923
Artist
Frederick R. Wulsin
Culture
- Mongolian
- Chinese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
/
Inner Mongolia
/
Alxa League
/
Alxa Left Banner
/
Wang Yeh Fu
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 × 11.9063 cm (3 1/2 × 4 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Frederick R. Wulsin
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