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Title
Laborers
carrying
packaged
noodles
on their
back
in
Tibetan
Plateau
Caption
Print
1607
c2
:
Coolie-back
is
still
the
most
reliable
means
of
transport
in
hinterland
China
. These
coolies
can
carry
incredible
weights
of
several
hundred
pounds
for
long
distances
daily
. These
men
are
carrying
packaged
noodles
.
Silk
Road
.
N.W
.
China
.
Print
1607
c3
: The
coolie
is
the
backbone
for
transportation
in
China's
hinterland
. He
carries
incredible
loads
for
incredible
distances
for
incredibly
little
pay
.
Part of Set
Harrison Forman Collection - Tibet
Date of Photograph
1932-1933
Photographer's Note
Ports. On the back of a laborer is still the most reliable means of transport in hinterland China. These laborers can carry incredible weights of several hundred pounds for long distances daily. These men are carrying packaged noodles.
Photographer
Forman, Harrison, 1904-1978
Subject TGM
People
Men
Contract laborers
Packaging
Lifting & carrying
Subject LC
Tibet, Plateau of
Continent
Asia
Country
China
Geographic Feature
Qing Zang Gaoyuan (plateau)
Type
Image
Original Collection
Harrison Forman Collection
Original Item Size
35mm
Original Item Medium
Black-and-white negatives; Cellulose nitrate film
Original Item Location
Forman
Nitrate
Negatives
,
Box
9
Original Item ID
Roll
133
Provenance
Gift of Sandra Carlyle Forman, 1987
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
fr204210
Date Digitized
2007
Digital Collection
Tibet - From the Collections of the American Geographical Society Library
Digital Format
Image/jpg
Project Name
NEH Grant Project: Saving and Sharing the AGS Library's Historic Nitrate Negative Images
Part of
American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive
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