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Elevating water for irrigation, China
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Elevating water for irrigation, China

Datecirca 1880
CultureChinese
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumAlbumen print
Dimensions8 7/16 × 10 1/2 in.
Credit LineGift of Dr. Henry ’51 and Mrs. Nancy Peikin Rosin
Keyword/Subject
  • irrigation system
  • water transport
  • rural area
  • farming
  • labor
  • agriculture
Object number1995.0659
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Egyptian Sakiyen drawing water from the Nile for irrigation
Egyptian Sakiyen drawing water from the Nile for irrigation
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[Chinese Reception Room, China]
[Chinese Reception Room, China]
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No of China
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Chingkiang Bund, China
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No caption (verticle "China" at the UN)
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Alan Dunn
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No caption (movie marquee in China "Potemkin" coming soon)
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Alan Dunn
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"You can admire generally but don't admire one object especially, for then courtesy requires your host to give it to you." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to China.
"You can admire generally but don't admire one object especially, for then courtesy requires your host to give it to you." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to China.
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1943
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Clare Fox
2010
China of To-Day
China of To-Day
R. B. Kitaj
1969
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