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Originally Posted by SHERIFFPAUL
The look on their face appears to be that of sadness. I'm sure the treatment of Pacific Rim People back then must have been brutal.
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Yes, clearly. e-r dated the card to 'the 1870s' which likely places it after the Chinese Massacre of 1871 (but maybe not which introduces another layer of poignance), and the fact of it, and of the conditions which allowed such a thing to happen, may be read in their expressions. On looking at the image I'm struck by her footwear. I'm wondering if her feet were 'bound' as was the custom. Her shoes certainly look like they'd be near impossible to walk in.