Lanchow. Through the Water Gate. Outside here goatskin rafts leave for Ningsia and Pao To.
Collection
Identifier
Hv45-30
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Notes
Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv45. Dr. Samuel M. Zwemer's visit to China, part 2. Second part of an album containing photographs taken by Christian missionaries Claude L. Pickens, Jr. and Carter Holton. General note: Excerpt from unpublished photo essay, plate 1: "Water Gate of the city of Kaolan (Lanchow) Kansu, looking up the Yellow River. The American-built iron bridge in the background was carried on the backs of camels from Tientsin. A goat skin raft is tied to the bank in the middle foreground." Access to original photographs and albums in the Rev. Claude L. Pickens, Jr. Collection is restricted. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees.
Location
Estimated Date
1933
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Harvard-Yenching Library, USA
