Opening of the Waters - Temporary Dam · Imaginaries and Modernities Among West China Missionaries

Opening of the Waters - Temporary Dam

Title: Opening of the Waters - Temporary Dam
Identifier: JOW_79
Description: A crowd of Chinese and Westerners stand watching as workers prepare to open the temporary dam. Received in small envelop addressed to Mrs. R.E. Outerbridge, stamped Vancouver 1953-11-20. Envelope dimensions: 8 h x 11.5 w cm.
Creator: Ralph Outerbridge
Date Created: 1938-04-07
Location: Dujiangyan, Sichuan
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/1809831/dujiangyan.html
Event: 1939 Dujiangyan Opening of the Waters; 1953 Photo Transparencies Sent to Mrs. R.E. Outerbridge
Physical Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.8 cm
Original Format: black and white transparency
Source: Judith Outerbridge Walker
Provenance: Ralph and Margaret Outerbridge Family Archives
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2024-08-19
Contributor: Nicholas Fowler, Cory Willmott
Type: Still Image
Subject: Chinese agriculture; irrigation; Chinese religion