[AGRICULTURE.]
Photographs from the countryside around Beijing.
[Early twentieth century.]
20 gelatin silver prints, ranging from c. 167 x 228 mm (6½ x 9 inches) to c. 72 x 93 mm (2⅞ x 3⅝ inches) or the reverse, in a modern folding cloth box.
Details of agricultural work and life, depicting the growing, transporting and selling of agricultural produce. Men carry loads on their backs, presumably to market or a storehouse; a camel caravan arrives in Beijing; other views show oxen ploughing, ponies carrying heavy loads, market stalls and a remarkable piece of well-machinery.