Boatman steering, Ing Tai, Fujian, China, ca. 1920

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Title: Boatman steering, Ing Tai, Fujian, China, ca. 1920
Published / Created: 1910-1930
Publication Place: Fukien, Ing Tai, China, Asia
Description: A close-up photograph of a Chinese boatman standing at the stern of his boat. He is holding the rudder in one hand and a rope in the other. He is smiling heartily. Written on the back of this photograph: "A happy boat man holding the rudder as they pull up the rapids. Ing Hok [Ing Tai]."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
Extent: 8.0 x 13.8 cm

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