A Team of Trackers Seen from the Front

Title: A Team of Trackers Seen from the Front
Caption: Trackers on a Hill
Identifier: SEFA_052
Alternative Identifier: Simpson Album p11
Description: A large team of trackers seen head-on as they fan out across a path pulling ropes that attach to a boat down below (not in sight). Their head leader stands at the front of the team with his back to the camera. Two more leaders are positioned, one on each side of the team. The river and mountains can be seen in the background.
Commentary: In addition to ensuring all tracker team members are pulling their weight, leaders would oversee the placement of the ropes, making sure they don't get tangled. They would also lead the team in work songs.
Creator: E. Kyle Simpson
Date Created: 1913
Location: Yangtze Gorges
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/6354946/three-gorges-dam.html
Event: 1913 Dr. E. Kyle Simpson's First Yangtze River Voyage
Original Format: Photographic print
Is Part Of: Simpson-Estabrook Photo Album
Source: Courtesy of Kyle Jolliffe
Provenance: E. Kyle Simpson photos curated by Alice Estabrook Simpson - captions written by her. In the care of Kyle Jolliffe.
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2026-09-29
Contributor: Cory Willmott; Kyle Jolliffe
Type: Still Image