Image No. cn00121

Postcard Data

Size: 139x89mm
Caption: Chin. cavalry on march

Publisher:
Publisher's Reference: 584

Stamp: (unstamped)

Printing Technique: Phototype
Color Nature: B&W

Printer:
Message: Ils ont bonne mine les bataillons chinois!!! [They look funny the Chinese batalions!]

Image Data

Image Nature: Photograph
Creation Place: (Probable)

Topic: Modern Chinese army

Action: A group of soldiers on horseback ride three abreast in a city street in north China. Their coiled queue is clearly visible under its straw hat. People look from the sides.

Image Particulars: Soldiers would soon be ordered to cut their hair, a hindrance in modern military life.