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- Collection: Robert H. Merrill photographs
Dike of Yellow River at high water
Black and white lantern slide of a masonry dike along the Yellow River in China at high water.
Dike of Yellow River at low water
Black and white lantern slide of a rocky riverbank and masonry dike along the Yellow River in China.
Canal boats at Yellow River high water
Black and white lantern slide of a line of sail boats on the Yellow River in China.
Canal spillway of masonry abutment washed out
Black and white lantern side of a group of people standing on top of a rectangular masonry structure overlooking a muddy spillway.
Canal spillway of masonry with earth fill
Black and white lantern slide of a dry canal spillway, filled with a layer of bricks.
Chinese canal locks double control gates
Black and white lantern slide of a Chinese canal lock with two gates.
Chinese canal locks recess for stop logs
Black and white lantern slide close-up view of a recessed space carved into the brick wall holding a wooden beam. Ropes and other mechanisms are visible at the top of the frame.
Diagram of modern locks
Black and white lantern slide of a hand-drawn sketch diagram of canal lock systems.
Yen Chow Fu spillway masonry
Black and white lantern slide of the masonry walls of the Yen Chow Fu spillway.
Yen Chow Fu spillway
Black and white lantern slide of the Yen Chow Fu spillway. A low brick wall separates spillways and a small building sits to the right of the frame.
Tai Tsun Pa spillway another view
Black and white lantern slide of spillways near Tai Tsun Pa, China.
Wei Hu locks and breakwater walls
Black and white lantern slide of a breakwater structure near a canal lock at Wei Hu, China.
Summit level silt removed
Black and white lantern slide of a line of boats traveling along a forked canal.
Dry bed of canal through village
Black and white lantern slide of a dry canal bed running through a Chinese village.
Canal boat traffic at village--low water cultivation
Black and white lantern slide of fields being cultivated along the low waters of the canal. Several boats travel along the water near the village in the background.
Canal boat traffic at city
Black and white lantern slide of heavy canal boat traffic in a Chinese city.
Canal boat loading marsh hay
Black and white lantern slide of small boats loading marsh hay along the canal in China.
Canal boat houses of matting without sails
Black and white lantern slide of three small house boats tied together against the bank of the Grand Canal in China.
Canal boat tied alongside each other
Black and white lantern slide of several boats tied together against the bank of the Grand Canal in China.
Canal boat towing by man power along towpath
Black and white lantern slide of a line of men on on the bank towing sail boat along the Grand Canal in China.























