(Original title:) As noted, post WWI in 1919, Chinese 'Coolies' disembark from the Empress of Russia at the CPR Port in Tsingtao
(Original description in Flickr) A rare original photo showing the return of coolie labour battalions sent off to WWI battlefields in France. Single anonymous snapshot from a private photo album, via eBay.
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1919
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