Last days of the Kuomintang, Peking. 1949
Photograph
1949 (made)
1949 (made)
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Black and white photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson depicting a large division of soldiers in a cobbled square during the last days of the Kuomintang in Peking (Beijing). Many of the soldiers are smiling and they are all facing the front where one lone soldier, wearing a peaked cap and dark uniform, is turned towards them with his back to the camera.
Object details
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| Title | Last days of the Kuomintang, Peking. 1949 |
| Materials and techniques | Black and white photograph |
| Brief description | Black and white photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson depicting a large group of soldiers in a square during the last days of the Kuomintang in Peking (Beijing). China, 1949. |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson depicting a large division of soldiers in a cobbled square during the last days of the Kuomintang in Peking (Beijing). Many of the soldiers are smiling and they are all facing the front where one lone soldier, wearing a peaked cap and dark uniform, is turned towards them with his back to the camera. |
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| Accession number | PH.791-1978 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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