Camels, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Donald Mennie, Beijing, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1915 - in or before 1920, paper, rotogravure, height 264 mm x width 203 mm, hoofed animals: camel, A sepia-toned scene showing a row of camels facing left, each loaded with woven baskets on their backs, standing on a dirt surface that casts distinct shadows; behind them a high stone wall runs diagonally upward to the right, topped in part by a tiled roof and vegetation, and rising above the wall is a multi-tiered pagoda-style building with upturned eaves partially obscured by tall trees with spreading branches.
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Camels, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Donald Mennie, Beijing, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1915 - in or before 1920, paper, rotogravure, height 264 mm x width 203 mm, hoofed animals: camel, A sepia-toned scene showing a row of camels facing left, each loaded with woven baskets on their backs, standing on a dirt surface that casts distinct shadows; behind them a high stone wall runs diagonally upward to the right, topped in part by a tiled roof and vegetation, and rising above the wall is a multi-tiered pagoda-style building with upturned eaves partially obscured by tall trees with spreading branches.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B07_007

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Camels page photomechanical print photographer Donald Mennie Beijing cliché maker anonymous c 1915 - 1920 paper rotogravure height 264 mm x width 203 mm hoofed animals camel sepia-toned scene showing row camels facing left loaded woven baskets backs standing dirt surface casts distinct shadows them high stone wall runs diagonally upward right topped part tiled roof vegetation rising wall multi-tiered pagoda-style building upturned eaves partially obscured tall trees spreading branches

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