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Gambling for sweets at roulette wheel, China, East AsiaChildren gambling for sweets at a roulette wheel in the street, China, East Asia. Date: 1922
Smiling fisherman, Zhoushan Island, China, East AsiaSmiling fisherman of Zhoushan Island, China, East Asia. Date: 1922
Women playing dominoes, China, East Asia -- there are several different types of game, some involving the use of dice. Date: 1922
Schoolchildren listening to recording, China, East AsiaSchoolchildren listening to a recording on a gramophone, China, East Asia. Date: 1922
Men playing chess, China, East Asia -- the pieces represent the general, pairs of secretaries, elephants, horses, chariots, cannon, and soldiers. Date: 1922
Consulting the street fortune teller, China, East AsiaPeople consulting the street fortune teller at his table, China, East Asia. Date: 1922
Little child with cow, Ningbo, China, East AsiaLittle child in charge of a cow, Ningpo (Ningbo), Zhejiang province, China, East Asia. Date: 1922
Long rifle captured from Nosu, China, East AsiaTwo men with a long rifle captured from the Nosu (Nuosu) in south-western China, East Asia. Due to its size it requires two people to fire it. Date: 1922
Nosu girls with large hairstyles, China, East AsiaNosu (Nuosu) girls with large hairstyles created by combining their own hair with wool, China, East Asia. Date: 1922
Family meal with chopsticks, China, East AsiaFamily meal with bowls and chopsticks, China, East Asia. Date: 1922
Man on his fishing boat, China, East AsiaMan at the tiller of his fishing boat, smoking a long pipe, China. Date: 1922
Boys and girls in a missionary school, China, East AsiaBoys and girls in a Baptist missionary school, China, East Asia, with teachers at the back. Date: 1922
Men pulling a boat through rapids, China, East AsiaMen pulling a boat by ropes through rapids on the Yangtze River, China. Date: 1922
Ornately decorated trading junk, China, East Asia. Date: 1922
Buddhist priest striking a temple bell, China, East AsiaBuddhist priest striking a temple bell in an attitude of prayer, China, East Asia. Date: 1922
Buddhist priest of Lin Yin, China, East AsiaBuddhist priest of Lin Yin (probably the Lingyin Temple, near Hangzhou), China. Date: 1922
Araucanian women, southern Chile, South AmericaAraucanian women of southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people
Araucanian woman weaving, Chile, South AmericaAn Araucanian woman weaving cloth used to make ponchos, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people. Date: 1922
Two Araucanian women weaving, Chile, South AmericaTwo Araucanian women weaving guanaco wool, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people. Date: 1922
Four young men on mules, Chile, South America. They are playing the sport of topeadura, which involves pressing sideways against each other until one side gives way
Two men and a horse, Chile, South America. They are both wearing ponchos, and the man on horseback is holding a very large glass. Date: 1922
Araucanian chief on horseback, Chile, South AmericaAraucanian chief on horseback wearing a poncho and a hat, and carrying a spear, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche)
Street scene with dancers, Chile, South America -- they are dancing the national Cueca, performed with hand-clapping, handkerchief waving and musical accompaniment. Date: 1922
Street scene in Santiago, Chile, South AmericaStreet scene in the city of Santiago, Chile, South America -- the man is buying mote, a kind of popcorn covered in syrup, from street vendors. Date: 1922
Rancher on horseback, Chile, South AmericaRancher on horseback wearing a striped poncho and rather large spurs, Chile, South America. Date: 1922
Meat supply off the coast of Chile, South America -- how it is taken aboard at Pacific ports. Date: 1922
Delivering beer, Valparaiso, Chile, South AmericaMan on horseback, delivering a crate of beer in the city of Valparaiso, Chile, South America, which is too hilly for wheeled vehicles. Date: 1922
Steep funicular railway, Valparaiso, Chile, South AmericaOne of many steep funicular railways or elevators in the city of Valparaiso, Chile, South America, with a set of steep steps alongside. Date: 1922
Tank room for boiling nitrate, Chile, South America -- the end product is pure nitrate of soda, known as saltpetre. Date: 1922
Operatives crushing nitrate, Chile, South America -- the end product is pure nitrate of soda, known as saltpetre. Date: 1922
Female tram conductor, Chile, South America. Date: 1922
Buddhist scene on the island of Putou, China, East AsiaScene on the Buddhist island of Pu Tu (Putou), in the East China Sea south-east of Shanghai, China. Date: 1922
Buddhist pulpit seat, Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). The priest sits cross-legged on it to deliver a sermon. Date: 1922
Buddhist priest of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). Head priest of a pagoda, has just descended from an ornate seat. Date: 1922
Royal catafalque, Cambodia, South East AsiaBuilding the royal catafalque, Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). The structure was built on the death of King Norodom in 1904, and has his funerary urn at the top
Lahu men and women of Burma, South East AsiaLahu men and women of Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. Date: 1922
State barge of Chief of Yawnghwe, Burma, South East AsiaState barge of the Chief of Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe), southern Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. The prow is in the shape of the Sacred Bird
People of the Intha tribe, Inle Lake, Burma, South East AsiaMen and women of the Intha tribe, on Inle Lake in southern Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. They are known for their leg rowing techniques, as seen here, used to propel their long canoe
Women of the Bre tribe, Burma, South East AsiaWomen of the Bre (Kayaw) tribe, in the hills of Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. They are covering their faces as they fear the black magic of the camera. Date: 1922
Women of the Padaung tribe, Burma, South East AsiaWomen of the Padaung (Kayan Lahwi or Lahoi) tribe, Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. Two of them can be seen with brass coils round their necks
Buddhist monks praying, Rangoon, Burma, South East AsiaBuddhist monks and others praying at the Shwedagon Pagoda shrine, Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. Date: 1922
Middle class men and women, BulgariaMiddle class men and women in traditional embroidered and braided costume, Bulgaria. Date: 1922
Young peasant girl in traditional gala dress, BulgariaYoung peasant girl, age 16, in traditional gala dress with rich embroidery, silver decorations and ribbons, Bulgaria. Date: 1922
Young peasant woman in traditional dress, BulgariaYoung peasant woman in traditional dress with embroidered bodice, Bulgaria. She is carrying baskets of wild berries. Date: 1922
Bride wearing a traditional floral mask, BulgariaBride wearing a traditional floral mask with a cap of coins, Bulgaria. Date: 1922
House interior, Purari Delta, New Guinea, South West PacificInterior of a mens house, with mural decorations consisting of shields, drums and ornaments, Purari Delta, New Guinea, South West Pacific (then part of the British Empire, now Papua New Guinea)
Malay man collecting wine from tree, South East AsiaMalay man collecting sweet wine from a toddy palm tree, Malay States, South East Asia (then part of the British Empire, now Malaysia). Date: 1922
Three Sakai tribesmen, Malay States, South East AsiaThree men of the Sakai tribe, equipped for hunting, Malay States, South East Asia (then part of the British Empire, now Malaysia). Date: 1922