Vegetables are carried on shoulder poles to the canal where they are washed in the same waters through which a large part of Kunming's traffic moves. The boatman is taking his heavy load of rocks to a building ground, while the women in the background keep house in their sampans and others sell straw and fodder to the owners of horses and cattle.

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Vegetables are carried on shoulder poles to the canal where they are washed in the same waters through which a large part of Kunming's traffic moves. The boatman is taking his heavy load of rocks to a building ground, while the women in the background keep house in their sampans and others sell straw and fodder to the owners of horses and cattle.

ca. 1944–1945

John Gutmann

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Photographer
John Gutmann (1905–1998)
Title
Vegetables are carried on shoulder poles to the canal where they are washed in the same waters through which a large part of Kunming's traffic moves. The boatman is taking his heavy load of rocks to a building ground, while the women in the background keep house in their sampans and others sell straw and fodder to the owners of horses and cattle.
Date
ca. 1944–1945
Object Type
Photograph
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
333 x 260 mm (13 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John Gutmann in honor of Dr. Walter Heil
Accession Number
2000.119.2.63

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