Lanchow. Typical goatskin raft for 2 or 3 people.
Collection
Identifier
Hv45-32
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 General note: Excerpt from unpublished photo essay, plate 2: "A portable goat skin raft which is used in the water down stream and carried on the back of a man upstream. Many such small rafts are fastened together to make one of a hundred skins or more to transport large cargo or a number of people to cities down the Yellow River." 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
