Refugees Trying to Cross the Min River
Item
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Title
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Refugees Trying to Cross the Min River
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Caption
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[color] Refugees at Ch'ien-Wei trying to cross the Min River.
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Identifier
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DCG_055
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Alternative Identifier
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34, 238
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Description
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Taken from the top of the steamboat that Graham was on. A crowded Chinese wooden boat is below alongside them. On the shoreline across the river there is a huge crowd of refugees, which Graham explains are in a retreating army.
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Commentary
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During 1925, Sichuan was led by warlords who were competing for resources and territories.
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Creator
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Graham, David Crockett
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Date Created
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1925
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Location
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Qianwei, Sichuan
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Original Format
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Glass plate (color tinted)
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Source
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
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Provenance
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Jean Graham Brown and Dorothy Graham Edson, daughters of DCG, and Chris Hoogendyk, grandson of DCG.
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Publisher
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SIUE
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Record Date
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2025-05-27
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Contributor
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Cory Willmott
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Type
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Still Image