Old Vegatable (sic.) Chinaman [Ming Residence, Helena, Montana].

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DescriptionView of a Chinese vegetable gardener on the grounds of the Ming family residence in Helena, Montana. The man is squatting in the grass adjacent to a wicker basket. Some shrubs and a house are in the background. A note on the back of the print reads, 'Attended J. H. Ming's Funeral, Dec. 27th 1887.'TypeImageCreatorUnidentified photographerGenrephotographsDate1890SubjectChinese--MontanaGardenersContributing InstitutionMontana Historical Society Library and ArchivesGeographic CoverageHelena, MontanaDigital CollectionPhotographs from the Montana Historical SocietyDigital Formatimage/tiffPhysical CollectionMHS Legacy Photograph CollectionPhysical Dimensions1 photographic print : black and white, on board mount ; 4 x 4 7/8 in. print on 4 1/4 x 6 in. mountDigitization SpecificationCreated with a DT Atom lighting system using a Canon 5DS camera. Images saved as TIFF files with 6000 pixels on the long side. B&W negs saved as Grayscale files; all prints and color film saved as RGB files. All adjustments made in Photoshop CC.Date Digitized2025-01-27Photo Number940-900Local Identifierp0013171ReproductionTo order a reproduction, visit our webpage at https://mhs.mt.gov/Research/services/repros/photodigital or contact Montana Historical Society Photograph Archives: (406) 444-4739 / photoarchives@mt.gov.Contact UsFor additional information about our collections or to suggest a keyword or share what you know about this item, email us at photoarchives@mt.gov. Please include the Photo Number in your note to us.

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Old Vegatable (sic.) Chinaman [Ming Residence, Helena, Montana].

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