Camel trains outside city wall

Camel trains outside city wall

Item Information

Title:
Camel trains outside city wall
Date:
[ca. 1930–1939]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum
MSS 952, box 1, folder 4 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Vincent Starrett Collection, 1935-1938, undated
Subjects:
Animal teams
Camels
City walls
Places:
Beijing (Beijing Shi)
Extent:
1 photograph : black and white photograph ; sheet 5.5 x 3.5 inches
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Notes:
Title from item or accompanying material.
Handwritten on back: "They carried coal from the Western Hills. I'm afraid they become ill tempered because their shedding of the winter coat was often painful!"
Preferred Citation:
[Creator], [Title of image], [date], MSS 952, Vincent Starrett Collection, [Identifier]. Courtesy of Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Rowley, MA.
Notes (date):
Date from item or accompanying material.
Identifier:
MSS 952_0084
Call #:
MSS 952