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Title
Water wheels carrying water, Sichuan, China, ca.1900-1920
Creator
Manly, Wilson Edward
Date Created and/or Issued
1900/1920
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
Divinity.Library@yale.edu
Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Description
"Water wheels. River current diverted." The mechanics of the traditional water wheels for irrigation are shown with the three wheels. The pipes for delivering water to the troughs can be seen at the top of the wheels.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 10.5 x 16 cm
photographs
Identifier
impa-yds-rg082-004-0061-0003.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-83154
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-yds-rg082-004-0061-0003.jpg
Subject
Agriculture
Water supply
General views
Time Period
1900/1920
Place
Asia
China
Sichuan
Source
IMP/YDS/RG082/004/0061/0003 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Manly Family Papers
Photographs from the Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven, Connecticut, ca.1880-1950
Yale Divinity Library Special Collections
image/tiff
impa-m980

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