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Shanxi (China), river bottom ruined by deforestation

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Title	Shanxi (China), river bottom ruined by deforestation
Date of Photograph	1921
Photographer's Note	Torrent bed in northern Shansi, showing how deforestation has ruined valuable river bottoms by allowing gravel and boulders to be washed down over them.
Photographer	Bishop, Carl Whiting
Description	Image is included in the research conducted by Carl Whiting Bishop for the article: The Geographical Factor in the Development of Chinese Civilization Author(s): Carl Whiting Bishop Source: Geographical Review, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jan., 1922), pp. 19-41 Published by: American Geographical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/208654
Source of Descriptive Information	http://www.jstor.org/stable/208654
Subject TGM	Rivers Boulders
Continent	Asia
Nation/Country	China
Region	Northern China
State/Province	Shanxi
Type	Image
Original Collection	American Geographical Society Library Print Collection
Original Item Size	2.72 x 5.37 in.
Original Item Medium	Photographic prints
Original Item ID	(41 b) 43323 No. 11290 M
Provenance	Acquired from Carl Whiting Bishop, 1921
Repository	American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Digital Publisher	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Digital ID	pr002842
Digital Collection	American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive: Asia and Middle East
Digital Format	Image/jp2
Part of	American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive