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  • Collection: Robert H. Merrill photographs
Go to Road rough for carts item page

Black and white lantern slide of a man wearing a pith helmet standing on a rocky hillside next to a rough path. On the path a laden horse-drawn cart is tilting precariously as it moves farther up the hill.
Go to Road Crosses Field of Kaoliang item page

Black and white lantern slide of a line of wagons traveling down a dirt road winding through a sorghum field in China. Men in uniforms holding rifles stand alongside the road, one of them appears to be speaking with a farmer in a wagon.
Go to Wagon train loess country Shantung item page

Black and white lantern slide of a wagon train traveling through a dirt path cut between two steep hillsides.
Go to Wagon train loess country Shantung item page

Black and white lantern slide of a wagon train traveling through a dirt path cut between two steep hillsides.
Go to Close up loess country item page

Black and white lantern slide of about a dozen laborers hauling baskets strapped to their backs along a dirt path. Behind the people is a tall cliffside.
Go to Road in loess country up Yellow River item page

Black and white lantern slide of a dirt road with between steep hilsides. On the road are two small horse-drawn carriages and three people leaning against the earth wall.
Go to Throwing water in leather baskets on ropes item page

Black and white lantern slide of five people standing in a line across a river bank passing baskets along a rope. A small structure of mud and reeds is visible in the background.
Go to Water bucket and windlass item page

Black and white lantern slide of a man standing next to a windlass, or winch, with a bucket attached.
Go to Donkey water wheel for irrigation item page

Black and white lantern slide of a donkey tethered to a small irrigation water weel in a ground well.
Go to Tandem ox team loading item page

Black and white lantern slide of Chinese farmers loading an ox cart full of crates and baskets, next to a wall painted with a large mural of flags.
Go to Tandem ox team item page

Black and white lantern slide of three Chinese farmers riding on a cart pulled by two oxen.
Go to Mule and cow ploughing item page

Black and white lantern slide of a Chinese farmer plowing a field with a plow drawn by a cow and a mule.
Go to Ox cart with solid wheels item page

Black and white lantern slide of two Chinese farmers leading an ox cart through a field.
Go to Men hauling plough item page

Black and white lantern slide of three Chinese farmers plowing a field.
Go to Donkey at grinding mill item page

Black and white lantern slide of the interior of a grain mill, with a donkey tethered to the millstone.
Go to Three modes of transport item page

Black and white lantern slide of two chinese farmers walking down a dirt path through the fields toward railroad tracks. The laborer on the left carries produce in two large baskets hanging from a pole balanced on his shoulder. The laborer on the…
Go to Raking fuel from field item page

Black and white lantern slide of a Chinese farmer holding a large rake against his body with one arm, while holding the handle of a wicker basket with the other. On the man's back is a large bundle of hay or grass.
Go to Capstan hauling boat up canal at lock item page

Black and white lantern slide of several dozen laborers hauling a boat up a canal near a lock in Tientsin (Tianjin), China.
Go to Hauling timber in Tientsin closer view item page

Black and white lantern slide of several dozen laborers hauling a cart filled with cut lumber down a city street in Tientsin (Tianjin), China.
Go to Hauling timber in Tientsin item page

Black and white lantern slide of several dozen laborers hauling a cart filled with cut lumber down a city street in Tientsin (Tianjin), China. Several people are passing by on bicycles and rickshaws.
Go to Sawing lumber by hand item page

Black and white lantern slide of two Chinese laborers operating a hand saw to cut lumber in a lumber yard.
Go to Tamping by hand item page

Black and white lantern slide of a circle of Chinese laborers holding ropes attached to a stone being swung up into the air in order to tamp the soil as it falls.
Go to Pile driver hand power Tai Shan item page

Black and white lantern slide of nearly two dozen Chinese laborers operating a large pile driver near Mount Tai, China.
Go to Confucius upper steps Tai Shan item page

Black and white lantern slide of the rocky steps up a mountainside to a Confucian shrine near Mount Tai, China.

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