Sujet

Watering the roadway

Légende

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

01 févr. 1909

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A05_021

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (3,8Mo) / 39,8cm x 31,4cm / 4706 x 3703 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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