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Wheel-wrights at work, north China.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Pacific pursuits : Postcards

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China -- Industries

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Wheel-wrights at work, north China.

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Title
Wheel-wrights at work, north China.
Names
Raphael Tuck & Sons (Publisher)
Collection

Pacific pursuits : Postcards

China -- Industries

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1908 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC CHIN -- Ind
Topics
Wheelwrights
Chinese
laborers
Industries--China
Genres
Postcards
Genre paintings
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Raphael Tuck & Sons' 'Oilette' postcard no. 9683" "Wide-wide-world series Chinese life" "Printed in England"--printed on verso.
Content: "The work of the Chinese wheel-wright, though primitive in method, is none the less effective. And this with reason, for Chinese roads are atrocious. Even in the leading thoroughfares of the principal cities one may see unwieldy vehicles being drawn by long-suffering, straining animals, along ruts and through slime or dust axle deep."--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 9 x 14 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 31227f40-c5d1-012f-7d8a-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1908: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Wheel-wrights at work, north China." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1908. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c260b3c0-5e30-7a50-e040-e00a18066d85

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Wheel-wrights at work, north China." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c260b3c0-5e30-7a50-e040-e00a18066d85

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1908). Wheel-wrights at work, north China. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c260b3c0-5e30-7a50-e040-e00a18066d85

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Wheel-wrights at work, north China.