Crossing the icy Yongding River near a Japanese garrison, in a coracle-like basket, December 1941
Collection
Identifier
ML06-d121
Copyright
© 1994 Lindsay Family
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: ML06-d121. This image was published in 'Dragon Fangs' by Claire and William Band (George Allen & Unwin, 1947), Plate III, and captioned: 'This is how we crossed the Yung Ting River - in a basket'. 'Dragon Fangs' was republished in USA as 'Two Years with the Chinese Communists' (Yale University Press, 1948). This image was also reproduced in 'Bold Plum' by Hsiao Lindsay (Lulu Press, 2007), on page 121, and captioned: Dangerous crossing of icy Yongding River in basket with ropes, near a Japanese garrison.
Caption on photograph
Crossing a river in a coracle
Location
Date
December 1941
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
