Arthur de Carle Sowerby Papers, 1904-1954 and undated
Physical Description:
25 lantern slides
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 30
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Lantern slides
Place:
China
Date Range:
1904-1954
Start Date:
1904
End Date:
1954
Abstract:
Lantern slides document the work of Arthur Sowerby during hunting expeditions in China (undated). Some slides are numbered, and some have a basic caption written on four flap wrappers. Subject matter includes terrain (vistas, woods, mountains, inland waterways), boy with rats, hunters with shot bear, fish specimens, candid images of men at work on land and water, campsites, cabin and structures, log barge, vegetation (trees), and docked boats.
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