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- Collection: Robert H. Merrill photographs
Donkey at grinding mill
Black and white lantern slide of the interior of a grain mill, with a donkey tethered to the millstone.
Ox cart with solid wheels
Black and white lantern slide of two Chinese farmers leading an ox cart through a field.
Mule and cow ploughing
Black and white lantern slide of a Chinese farmer plowing a field with a plow drawn by a cow and a mule.
Tandem ox team
Black and white lantern slide of three Chinese farmers riding on a cart pulled by two oxen.
Tandem ox team loading
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.
Donkey water wheel for irrigation
Black and white lantern slide of a donkey tethered to a small irrigation water weel in a ground well.
Water bucket and windlass
Black and white lantern slide of a man standing next to a windlass, or winch, with a bucket attached.
Throwing water in leather baskets on ropes
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.
Road in loess country up Yellow River
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.
Close up loess country
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.
Wagon train loess country Shantung
Black and white lantern slide of a wagon train traveling through a dirt path cut between two steep hillsides.
Wagon train loess country Shantung
Black and white lantern slide of a wagon train traveling through a dirt path cut between two steep hillsides.
Road Crosses Field of Kaoliang
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.
Road rough for carts
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.
Road rough and upset cart
Black and white lantern slide of a crowd of people surrounding an overturned cart on a dirt path in China. Distant fields of grain are visible in the background.
Road on dike and train of heavy baggage
Black and white lantern slide of a line of horse-drawn wagons traveling down a dirt road through farm fields in China. The wagons are laden with a variety of bags, baskets, and crates.
Road crosses stone arch bridge
Black and white lantern slide of a stone bridge with three arches crossing a river in China. A crowd of people and several wagons are visible aross the bridge, with a few on the bank of the river below.
Cart upsets no guard rail on bridge
Black and white lantern slide of a group of soldiers standing on top of a stone bridge in China looking down at an overturned cart on the path below.
Wheelbarrow train on dike top road
Black and white lantern slide of a line of laborers pushing heavily laden wheelbarrows along a dirt road atop a dike in China.
Wheelbarrow train cross country path
Black and white lantern slide of a line of laborers pushing heavily laden wheelbarrows along a dirt road atop a dike in China.
Temple at Chining street corner
Black and white lantern slide of a Chinese temple in Chining (Jining), China.
Pagoda of Lin Ching Chow
Black and white lantern slide of the Lin Ching Chow pagoda, a nine-story tower.
Forbidden City Peking barracaded entrance
Black and white lantern slide of the entrace to the Forbiddin City in Peking (Beijing), China. A tall carved pillar with wings stands in a courtyard guarded by a Foo Dog statue in front of a large building with a tiered, sloped roof.























