Caption

Path with cart drawn by donkeys, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Donald Mennie, Beijing, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1915 - in or before 1920, paper, rotogravure, height 152 mm x width 291 mm, road, path, animal traction, animal-drawn vehicle (carriage etc.), China, A sepia-toned scene shows a dusty open area with a loaded wooden cart pulled by two donkeys and guided by a person sitting on the cart, another donkey in front of the cart wearing a bridle and harness, and scattered thin wooden posts rising from the ground; the cart is piled with large sacks and bundles, and the dust creates a hazy atmosphere that softens edges and mutes background details.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B09_367

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.2Mb (12.2Mb) / 18.4in x 9.1in / 5509 x 2739 (300dpi)

Keywords

Path cart drawn donkeys page photomechanical print photographer Donald Mennie Beijing cliché maker anonymous c 1915 - 1920 paper rotogravure height 152 mm x width 291 mm road path animal traction animal-drawn vehicle carriage etc China sepia-toned scene dusty open area loaded wooden cart pulled two donkeys guided person sitting cart another donkey front cart wearing bridle harness scattered thin wooden posts rising ground piled large sacks bundles dust creates hazy atmosphere softens edges mutes background details