Water wheels for irrigation, Sichuan, China, ca.1900-1920 - Yale University Library

Digital Collections

Found In:

Yale Divinity Library > Water wheels for irrigation, Sichuan, China, ca.1900-1920

16714293

Description

Title: Water wheels for irrigation, Sichuan, China, ca.1900-1920
Published / Created: between 1880 and 1900
Description: "Water wheel for raising water from river and pouring it into trough to carry it to fields." A bamboo wheel with fins and pipes for collecting water is shown in rapid water at the edge of a river.
Extent: photographic prints, 19.5 x 11.5 cm

Collection Information

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Call Number: RG 82
Collection / Other Creator: Unknown
Container / Volume: Box 4 | Folder 60

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: still image
Genre: photographs (AAT)
Resource Type: Prints & Photographs
Subject (Geographic): Sichuan Sheng (China)
Subject (Topic): Water supply; Rivers

Access And Usage Rights

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Identifiers

Object ID (OID): 16714293

Tools