“Foot power irrigation of rice. Bamboo cups pull water from stream as workers tread.”; From the lantern slide show of Rolland and Lottie Welch, who served under the United Evangelical Mission / Evangelical church in Hunan, China, from 1917 to 1923
“Carrying a load of straw. Note pagoda in the background and the coolie’s straw hat.”; From the lant...
"Pumping water from one [land?] to another. This is the way they flood the rice field." Five individ...
Tinted lantern slide showing a mule powering a system for the irrigation of nearby fields. The slide...
“River water wheel irrigation.”; Rolland Welch, a medical missionary, and his wife Lottie served und...
"Water pump for irrigation" Three men under a mat shelter are operating the pump that brings water ...
“Two men working in a large field. Note braid wrapped around head of man at left.”; From the lantern...
“Pulling crews to bring the boats upstream. Hard labor! Quite after very hot.”; From the lantern sli...
"On trip to Pho Leng with Carman, January 1922. Farmers just outside village pumping water with wate...
"Reverse irrigation. Pedaled all day to get water from 1 field to another."; Captions for this set ...
"Pumping water" Three men are directing water into a machine to spread on the fields while several o...
“Planting ride paddy.”; Rolland Welch, a medical missionary, and his wife Lottie served under the Un...
“A valley of rice paddies. Note narrow walkways separating the fields.”; From the lantern slide show...
“Fertilizing field. Tile roof – a more prosperous landowner.”; From the lantern slide show of Rollan...
"Irrigation of rice fields. Soochow [now Suzhou]." A man is working to irrigate rice fields with t...
"Foot-power irrigation, 3 relays." A man operates a conveyor belt style water wheel with his feet. ...
“Carrying a load of straw. Note pagoda in the background and the coolie’s straw hat.”; From the lant...
"Pumping water from one [land?] to another. This is the way they flood the rice field." Five individ...
Tinted lantern slide showing a mule powering a system for the irrigation of nearby fields. The slide...
“River water wheel irrigation.”; Rolland Welch, a medical missionary, and his wife Lottie served und...
"Water pump for irrigation" Three men under a mat shelter are operating the pump that brings water ...
“Two men working in a large field. Note braid wrapped around head of man at left.”; From the lantern...
“Pulling crews to bring the boats upstream. Hard labor! Quite after very hot.”; From the lantern sli...
"On trip to Pho Leng with Carman, January 1922. Farmers just outside village pumping water with wate...
"Reverse irrigation. Pedaled all day to get water from 1 field to another."; Captions for this set ...
"Pumping water" Three men are directing water into a machine to spread on the fields while several o...
“Planting ride paddy.”; Rolland Welch, a medical missionary, and his wife Lottie served under the Un...
“A valley of rice paddies. Note narrow walkways separating the fields.”; From the lantern slide show...
“Fertilizing field. Tile roof – a more prosperous landowner.”; From the lantern slide show of Rollan...
"Irrigation of rice fields. Soochow [now Suzhou]." A man is working to irrigate rice fields with t...
"Foot-power irrigation, 3 relays." A man operates a conveyor belt style water wheel with his feet. ...
“Carrying a load of straw. Note pagoda in the background and the coolie’s straw hat.”; From the lant...
"Pumping water from one [land?] to another. This is the way they flood the rice field." Five individ...
Tinted lantern slide showing a mule powering a system for the irrigation of nearby fields. The slide...