On the road to Pingliang. The mihrab - mosque cave, Ts'ui Ti P'o.

On the road to Pingliang.  The mihrab - mosque cave, Ts'ui Ti P'o.

Identifier

Hv46-106

Notes

Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv46. Rev. Claude L. Pickens, Jr.'s trip to northwest China, part 1. General note: Excerpt from unpublished photo essay, plate 22: "Interior of cave mosque at Ts-ui Ti P'o. The mihrab or prayer niche, a few goat skins for worshippers, native oil lamps and a small stove for heat in winter, with door and small window above make up the mosque, and of which the village was justly proud." 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

Gansu

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Harvard-Yenching Library, USA

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