Cargo Boat Shooting the Rapid in Xiling Gorge

Item

Title
Cargo Boat Shooting the Rapid in Xiling Gorge
Caption
Cargo Boat Shooting the Rapid
Identifier
SEFA_050
Alternative Identifier
Simpson Album p42
Description
A large Chinese cargo boat emerges from between a narrow passage where it "shot" the Chin Rapids. The boat has three compartments covered with bamboo mats. Boatmen are using oars in the back of the boat to steer.
Commentary
This photo must have been taken a few minutes after SEFA-049, since it shows the same scene, only closer with the boat in view. This could have been taken in 1910 when Alice Estabrook journeyed to Sichuan, or in 1913 when E. Kyle Simpson traveled there.
Date Created
1910 or 1913
Location
Yangzi Gorges
Original Format
Photographic print
Source
Courtesy of Kyle Jolliffe
Provenance
Curated by Alice Estabrook Simpson - captions written by her. In the care of Kyle Jolliffe.
Publisher
SIUE
Record Date
2026-09-28
Contributor
Cory Willmott; Kyle Jolliffe
Type
Still Image

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Items with "Relation: Cargo Boat Shooting the Rapid in Xiling Gorge"
Title Class
Approaching the Chin Rapids Image
Resource class
Image