Sledge (paitse) with passenger, Tianjin
Collection
Identifier
Sw29-123
Copyright
© John Swire & Sons Ltd
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw29-123. Khaki cloth Kodak Negative Album, 12 cm x 9.5 cm. 187 negatives sized 1.5 inches x 1.25 inches -:- 40mm x 30mm. The album was later labelled P62/V. A wooden sledge (pai-tze, paitse, pai-tzu, paidza) with iron runners extending behind, propelled by a man with a spiked pole thrust backwards between his legs against the ice.
Caption in album or on mount
Album cover: ‘R 4/1933 -4/34 China 1-23’ Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 63, two negatives: Tientsin Feb
Location
Date
February 1934
Photographer
Material
Negative
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
