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National Anthropological Archives
Photograph of Chinese men using a treadmill pump, circa 1900
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.91-7
- Creators:
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Meyer, Frank Nicholas
- Dates:
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circa 1900
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1 Printsilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Image of four men working a pumping apparatus, probably in Central China, for irrigation or draining purposes. According to the original catalog card, the apparatus "consists of an endless chain of paddles moving over two axles and forcing water along a trough in the cuds of which the axles are placed. The power is by treadmill or crank moved by men."
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Frank Nicholas Meyer was an agricultural explorer in China for the US Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry. He received a model of a pumping machine from Dr. S. P. Barchet of Shanghai.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
The photograph originally accompanied a model of the pumping apparatus. It was transferred from the Department of Agriculture in 1908 in accession 49469. It was transferred from the Department of Anthropology collections by Chang-su Houchins in September 1985.
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 91-7, Photograph of Chinese men using a treadmill pump, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Meyer's model of a pumping apparatus is held in the Department of Anthropology in accession 49469.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 91-7
, USNM ACC 49469
Keywords
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