Image No. cn00148

Postcard Data

Size: 132x89mm
Caption: Chine -- L’arrivée du Bac. [China -- The ferry’s arrival.]

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Stamp: China (Republic of)

Printing Technique: Phototype
Color Nature: B&W

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Image Data

Image Nature: Photograph
Image Author: René Tillot (Assumed)
Creation Place: (Assumed)

Topic: Ferry crossing

Action: A ferry carrying standing passengers, baskets and a crate is about to land. Western umbrellas are used as protection against the sun. One of the crew guides the ferry with a bamboo pole, another streers it, seated at the back. Numerous junks and masts show this is a busy place.

Image Particulars: Narrow canal or river, probably in Shanghai.