Raising roof beams by hand, Chengdu, China, ca.1920
Published / Created
between 1880 and 1900
Description
"Chengtu Methodist Church in construction ̶ roof truss starting to go up. Several men are shown on the ground hauling on a rope to raise a structural piece of lumber to the top of the building.
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