1800s Archive · World cities

Humblest of occupations at home of the proudest rulers--Hindoo shepherd and pavilion by the lake

China · 1901

Humblest of occupations at home of the proudest rulers--Hindoo shepherd and pavilion by the lake, China, 1901
Humblest of occupations at home of the proudest rulers--Hindoo shepherd and pavilion by the lake, China, 1901. World cities — The 1800s Archive, from the Library of Congress record.

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