Castle in north-west corner of ruined town of San-kung, An-hsi. Photographer: Stein, Marc Aurel
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking towards ruins on skyline. The ruined town of San-kung-p'o-ch'eng-tzu is marked on the map a little to the south-west of An-hsi. (I.A. Map 38, D4). Subjects = archaeological expeditions; archaeological sites; archaeology; exploration; Stein...
Malum, Mongol, with his horse. Photographer: Stein, Marc Aurel
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait. Malum was hired as a Turki interpreter at Dunhuang: ''Malum'...proved a hardy and fairly intelligent fellow, dressed in a monk's red garb and possessed of some education. In spite of a somewhat irascible temper which involved him more t...
Chin-t'a from south. (camel 'Bai' [in foreground]). Photographer: Stein, Marc Aurel
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view: 'Our march of May 12th to the north of the pleasant little town of Chin-t'a...surrounded by shady orchards and farms, took us over ground which I had already seen in September, 1907, on a rapid reconnaissance...' (i, 406). (I.A. Map 42, B4). Subject...
T. XLVIII.b from south-east (Dash). [North-east of Mao-mei.] Photographer: Stein, Marc Aurel
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of tower, with Stein's dog Dash lying at the base. PUBLISHED: 'Innermost Asia', vol. 1, fig. 225: 'Watch-tower T.XLVIII.b, on Limes line below Mao-mei.' (I.A. Map 42, D4). Subjects = archaeological expeditions; archaeological sites; archaeology;...