Caption

Five men with a wheelbarrow and carrying pole in Shanghai, photograph, annotation: 'Shanghai-Wheel barrow', Shanghai, 1850 - 1900, photographer, paper, pasteboard, albumen print, height 225 mm x width 310 mm, wheelbarrow, carrying something with carrying-pole, A sepia-toned street scene showing a low wall with decorative molding and a building façade behind it with columns, shutters, plants, and a gated entrance, in front of which five men stand and sit; one man on the left wears a light-colored tunic and dark trousers and stands next to a tall woven basket, another man holds a carrying pole with hanging baskets and wears a darker vest over lighter clothing, two men sit on a wooden cart with a large spoked wheel and one of them has a woven hat resting nearby, and a fourth man stands at the back of the cart holding its shafts, all wearing traditional loose garments and simple sandals, while foliage rises above the wall and architectural details such as pilasters and a pointed stone finial appear near the gate.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_396

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52.0Mb (9.3Mb) / 16.1in x 12.6in / 4824 x 3767 (300dpi)

Keywords

Five men wheelbarrow carrying pole Shanghai photograph annotation Shanghai-Wheel barrow 1850 - 1900 photographer paper pasteboard albumen print height 225 mm x width 310 mm carrying something carrying-pole sepia-toned street scene showing low wall decorative molding building façade columns shutters plants gated entrance front five men stand sit man left wears light-colored tunic dark trousers stands next tall woven basket another man holds hanging baskets wears darker vest lighter clothing two men sit wooden cart large spoked wheel them woven hat resting nearby fourth man stands back cart holding shafts wearing traditional loose garments simple sandals foliage rises wall architectural details pilasters pointed stone finial near gate