China, A man throws water from a bucket onto the road, probably to control surface dust. Behind him, to the left, is the London Mission building, manuscript caption: Watering the roadway - London Mission Building to London Mission Building in Beijing was largely destroyed in 1900 so the location of this photo is a mystery as the page to which it is fixed is headed "Peking", 1909. 1998/028/1/1/139.

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Watering the roadway

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