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Hour after hour they scoop up water with this kind of wooden scoop, till the field has been properly watered - i.e. till one can see no soil more. What a job!

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Title: Hour after hour they scoop up water with this kind of wooden scoop, till the field has been properly watered - i.e. till one can see no soil more. What a job!
Stundenlang schöpfen sie so mit einem Holzschöpfer Wasser, bis das Feld bewässert ist, dass man keine Erde mehr sieht, welch eine Arbeit
Creator: Schmid, Rosa (Ms)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1946/1951
Publication Information: University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution: University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection: International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information: All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description: Annotation translation: "Rösle Schmid."
Annotation: "Rösle Schmid."
Type: image
Format: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
5.8 x 9.0 cm.
Identifier: impa-m32423 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-23805
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m32423
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-23805.jpg
Subject: Agricultural scene
Farm worker f
Field
Irrigation
Lifting device
Rice
Village
Time Period: 1946/1951
Place: China
Source: QA-30.011.0017 [Reference number]
Relation: Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
QA-30.011: untitled
impa-m15099; impa-m17699
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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