Original WWII era documentary photograph by Clarence Ferrell Stoody (1906-1986). Pencil signed ?Stoody? with title and date. Images were shot with a Graflex Crown Graphic, 1945. Rare photo, possibly one of a kind.
Photo shows the unloading of a commercial vessel from a boat docked at the Yunnan-Guizhou Ancient Canal under watchful gaze of two Communist Chinese soldiers, Kunming China. Photo is adhered to paper and attached to mat board.
Stoody appeared in The National Geographic Magazine feature story ?Kunming, Southwestern Gateway to China." August 1946, Vol. XC, No. 2. Page 150. One of a kind.
Large format, 16" X 20" without mat
Condition: General wear. Some possible discoloration.
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