Hengyang Rice Kitchen 1946

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Hengyang, China.

Several shots of the old Chinese people laying on ground - exhausted or hungry? Various shots of the people eating with chopsticks. Close up shot of Chinese child eating. Another person eating.

Various shots of the people working on marshy land - probably rice field....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
63066
Sort Number:
UN 1483 D
Time in/Out:
01:01:39:00 / 01:04:26:00
Canister:
UN 1483 D
Film ID:
2106.02
Issue Date:

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