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Title
West gate entrance to the old imperial city at Guilin, China, 1935
Creator
Lavin, Fr
Date Created and/or Issued
1935-12-13
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
This is a photograph of a crowd of people passing through "the West gate entrance to the old imperial city, within the walls. The imperial city is closed in by a high and thick wall on all sides. The imperial palace has been replaced by a modern building. The men are carrying fire wood. The boys in uniform are students."
Type
image
Format
Photographic prints 20.7 x 17.7 cm.
Identifier
impa-m7117 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-MKL-China-024-04-0008
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m7117
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-MKL-China-024-04-0008.jpg
Subject
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
Cities
Transport
General views
Time Period
1935-12-13
Place
China
Kweiling
Source
MKL/China/024/04/0008 [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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