A crew of Hunan peasants repair dams in the Yuan River erected to move the huge irrigation wheels in the background. These undershot water wheels are made entirely of bamboo and conduct the water through bamboo tubes into nearby rice fields.
ca. 1944-1945
Not on view
- Photographer
- John Gutmann
- Title
- A crew of Hunan peasants repair dams in the Yuan River erected to move the huge irrigation wheels in the background. These undershot water wheels are made entirely of bamboo and conduct the water through bamboo tubes into nearby rice fields.
- Date
- ca. 1944-1945
- Object Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 260 x 333 mm (10 1/4 x 13 1/8 in.)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of John Gutmann in honor of Dr. Walter Heil
- Accession Number
- 2000.119.2.59
