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Chinese food vendor on street with brick building in background. Written on back: "Street food vendor"

Large crowd of Chinese with 2 buildings in background. Written on back: "Famine refugees 1919"

Group of Chinese sitting on ground with baskets, jars and carrying pole. Low stone wall in background. Written on back: "Waiting for rice during famine in 1919 (?)"

Procession of people carrying a sedan chair and two large circular standards. Written on back: "Wedding (?) - Peking or Hankow 1920"

Chinese laborers with 2 horses pulling a stone wheel on a rocky road bordering a field. Written on back: "Road workers outside of Hankow 1920"

Flooded city streets with small boats in center and foreground of photo. Written on back: "A street scene in Hankow during the flood - Aug. 1931"

Chinese man holding up his left hand. Written on back: "See my finger nails - a Chinese of the 'old school'..."

Costumed figures wearing large face masks in foreground. Spectators in background in front of two large buildings. Written on back: "Devil dance at a temple" Hankow or Peking 1920-25

Market scene...Chinese man in foreground with antique wares; clocks, snuff bottles, teapots, etc. Written on back: "Flea market 1920"

Paddy fields with small lake in background. Meandering stream and pathway run from lake down through center of photo. Written on back: "Rice paddies" 1920-25