Title

Watering the roadway

Caption

China, A man throws water from a bucket onto the road, probably to control surface dust. Behind him, to the left, is the London Mission building, Beijing.Original manuscript caption: Watering the roadway - London Mission Building to left.The London Mission Building in Beijing was largely destroyed in 1900 so the location of this photo is a mystery as the page to which it is fixed is headed "Peking", 1909. 1998/028/1/1/139.

Date

Feb 01, 1909

Credit line

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Reference

UMG20A05_021

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (3,8Mb) / 15,7in x 12,3in / 4706 x 3703 (300dpi)

Keywords

China A man throws water from a bucket onto the road probably to control surface dust Behind him to the left is the London Mission building BeijingOriginal manuscript caption: Watering the roadway - London Mission Building to leftThe London Mission Building in Beijing was largely destroyed in 1900 so the location of this photo is a mystery as the page to which it is fixed is headed "Peking" 1909