Black and white negative of dam/bridge-like structure in middle of tree-lined canal
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Sand canoes. Washing.

Photograph of the construction site of the Horniman Museum's West Hall part-built with workmen in the background, 1933

Slide of children carrying the tail of a thangka

Slide of an abbot taken at Yushu horse faire inside a tent
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