Men carrying a large log, China, ca. 1900-1919

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Title: Men carrying a large log, China, ca. 1900-1919
Published / Created: 1900-1919
Publication Place: China, Asia
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan, American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan, were provided by their daughter Elsa.
In the absence of machinery, the Chinese had to make up for it by using manpower. Not how cleverly the weight of the tremendous logs is distributed among the coolies who are carrying it.

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