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Title
Towboat in the West River, China, 1949
Creator
Burns, Fr. C
Date Created and/or Issued
1949-10
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
Maryknoll Mission Archives
Maryknoll Mission Archives, P.O. Box 305, Maryknoll, N.Y. 10545-0305; http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/
archives@maryknoll.org ; http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=1669
http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=17
http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=1917 ; Maryknoll Mission Archives.
Description
Side view of Chinese tow boat that appears to be pulling another boat or barge on a river. Houses are near the shoreline in the distance. The boat is flying a flag with Chinese characters on it. A wooded hill is in the background. Several crew members appear in doorways and on deck.
Type
image
Format
Photographic prints, 25.2 x 20.5 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m2223 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-MKL-China-001-04-0005
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m2223
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-MKL-China-001-04-0005.jpg
Subject
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
Maritime transport
Bird's-eye views
Time Period
1949-10
Place
China
rivers: West River
Source
MKL/China/001/04/0005 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Maryknoll Mission Archives
Photographs of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, Maryknoll, New York, 1912-1945
impa-m338

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