Caption

Coolies drawing a heavily loaded truck. Shanghai, China, Four men pulling a heavily loaded cart, Shanghai, stereograph, number: '70', copyright notice: 'Copyright 1902 by CH Graves.', number: '197.', photographer: Carleton Harlow Graves, publisher: Universal Photo Art Company, Philadelphia, 1902, North America, paper, pasteboard, baryta paper, gelatin silver print, developing gelatin silver print, height 89 mm x width 178 mm, hand-cart, drawing, pulling something, A sepia-toned photograph showing a crowded street scene with several barefoot men in worn clothing walking toward the camera while pulling ropes attached to a large cart loaded with bulky wrapped bundles; the men have varied expressions and appear to be straining, some with shaved or short hair and a few wearing simple head coverings, and one man stands on the cart among the bundles; a decorative iron railing and low buildings with tiled roofs run across the background beneath a wide, pale sky that fills the upper part of the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_231

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51.0Mb (8.0Mb) / 13.4in x 14.7in / 4030 x 4424 (300dpi)

Keywords

Coolies drawing heavily loaded truck Shanghai China Four men pulling cart stereograph number 70 copyright notice Copyright 1902 CH Graves 197 photographer Carleton Harlow Graves publisher Universal Photo Art Company Philadelphia 1902 North America paper pasteboard baryta paper gelatin silver print developing gelatin silver print height 89 mm x width 178 mm hand-cart drawing pulling something sepia-toned photograph showing crowded street scene several barefoot men worn clothing walking camera pulling ropes attached large cart loaded bulky wrapped bundles men varied expressions straining shaved short hair wearing simple head coverings man stands decorative iron railing low buildings tiled roofs run across background beneath wide pale sky fills upper part image