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Smiles and coracles, 1938
This snapshot of (I think) some boatside begging, was taken or acquired by Edgar Taylor, who served in the British Royal Navy, and was possibly taken at Hankow (Hankou, Wuhan) on the Yangzi. We do not know much about the … Continue reading
Posted in Digitisation, Elsewhere on the net, Photograph of the day
Tagged beggars, boats, Hankow, ships, Wuhan
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