Sledges (paitse) with passengers, Tianjin, 1934

Sledges (paitse) with passengers, Tianjin, 1934

Collection

Swire, G. Warren

Identifier

Sw29-122

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw29-122. Khaki cloth Kodak Negative Album, 12 cm x 9.5 cm. 187 negatives sized 1.5 inches x 1.25 inches -:- 40mm x 30mm. The album was later labelled P62/V. Wooden sledges (pai-tze, paitse, pai-tzu, paidza) with iron runners extending behind, propelled by a man with a spiked pole thrust backwards between his legs against the ice.

Caption in album or on mount

Album cover: ‘R 4/1933 -4/34 China 1-23’ Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 63, two negatives: Tientsin Feb

Location

Tianjin

Date

February 1934

Photographer

Swire, G. Warren

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London

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