People standing on the platform by Trans-Siberian Railway in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway 1924

People on the Trans-Siberian Railway platform by the train in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Hailar 1924

Man walking on the Trans-Siberian Railway platform by the train in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: China

Trans-Siberian Railway tracks through the mountains enroute to Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Railway Saolin 1924

Man hauling dirt in baskets attached to a carrying pole on his shoulders, the dirt is being loaded on to a Trans-Siberian Railway train car near Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin 1924 North China pear research

Terrain in Mendoche, northern China that N.E. Hansen traveled in is search for hardy peach trees in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

Terrain in Mendoche, northern China that N.E. Hansen traveled in is search for hardy peach trees in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

Terrain in Mendoche, northern China that N.E. Hansen traveled in is search for hardy peach trees in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

Signs hanging over stores in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China as viewed from behind a horse; written in pencil on the back: Signs over North Chinese store - Manchouli 1924

Storefronts in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Manchouli North China 1924

Rickshaw on the street by an ornate storefront in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien Manchuria Chinese Store - 1924

Horse-drawn rickshaw carriage on the street by an ornate storefront in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien Manchuria Chinese Store - 1924

Soybeans are temporarily stored in covered bins awaiting shipment at Anda in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Soybeans stored ready for shipment at Anda, North China 1924

Soybeans are temporarily stored in covered bins awaiting shipment at Anda in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Soybeans stored ready for shipment at Anda, North China 1924

Signs hanging over stores in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Manchouli North China 1924

Dead trees on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin 1924 North China

Valley of the Da Hinggan mountain range in northern China where the Trans-Siberian Railway runs, there are buildings in the foreground; written in pencil on the back: In Hinggan North China in mountains 1924

View of a river in a valley of the Da Hinggan mountain range in northern China; written in pencil on the back: In Hinggan North China mountains 1924

Man pulling a rickshaw down a street in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924

Man walking down the stairs at the railway station in Saolin in northern China, a young girl is standing at the foot of the stairs; written in pencil on the back: Railway station Saolin North China 1924

Transmission lines on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin 1924 North China

Pear tree in the mountains was photographed as an example during N.E. Hansen's research on pears at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, China my headquarters fro pears in the mountains 1924

Tree surrounded by a small lattice fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924

Garden feature by a small lattice fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924

Child running by the ornamental plantings surrounded by a fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924

Ornamental plantings surrounded by a fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924

Ornamental plantings surrounded by a fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924

Ornamental plantings in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924

Ornamental plantings and statuary in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924

Man standing by some ornamental plantings in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924

Ornate sign hanging over store in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Manchouli North China 1924

Ornate designs on a building in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Manchouli North China 1924

N.E. Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, China my headquarters for pears in the mountains 1924

N.E. Hansen's mountain headquarters is nestled in the trees while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, China my headquarters fro pears in the mountains 1924

N.E. Hansen's mountain headquarters is nestled in the trees while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, China my headquarters fro pears in the mountains 1924

N.E. Hansen's assistants gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924, one man is holding a gun; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

Four of N.E. Hansen's assistants stand by a horse-drawn wagon by a building at Mendoche before they begin a search for hardy peach trees in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche 1924 North China

N.E. Hansen is standing behind a man with a carrying pole on his shoulders and two baskets full of pears at Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China, there are two men accompanying them; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924

N.E. Hansen is standing behind a man with a carrying pole on his shoulders and two baskets full of pears at Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China, there are two men accompanying them, another man stands off to the left; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924

N.E. Hansen and a companion on a horse-drawn wagon ready to start the Da Hinggan mountain range in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Starting over the mountains to Hinggan 1924 North China

N.E. Hansen with a man wearing white in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924

N.E. Hansen and another man are sitting in rickshaws while Hansen was on the hunt for pears in northern China, there are several children surrounding them; written in pencil on the back: 1924 Hunting for Pears Niels Hansen north China

N.E. Hansen and another man are standing in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Kaoliang at Echo, Manchuria 1924

N.E. Hansen with two others standing in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Kaoliang at Echo, Manchuria 1924

N.E. Hansen with two others standing in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Kaoliang at Echo, Manchuria 1924

N.E. Hansen and another man are standing in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Kaoliang at Echo, Manchuria 1924

Man smiles for the camera while N.E. Hansen is looking the fruit he has for sale at a bazaar in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Harbin 1924

N.E. Hansen looking at bags of soybeans at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China, there are men sitting by a building in the background; written in pencil on the back: Soybeans at Futachien 1924

N.E. Hansen looking at onions and other vegetables for sale at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Onions, etc. at Futachien 1924

N.E. Hansen at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China, there are men sitting by a building in the background; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants rest in the grass on their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants are gathering specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants climb rough terrain to gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants climb rough terrain to gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants are gathering specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants climb rough terrain to gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924, Hansen is holding a peach tree specimen, one man is holding a gun; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924, Hansen is holding a peach tree specimen, one man is holding a gun, burlap bags are holding specimens, there is a dog in the foreground; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants climb rough terrain to gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants climb rough terrain to gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924

N.E. Hansen and native Manchu mountain farmer in Myfun in northern China in 1924, note the noodles and squash drying in the background; written in pencil on the back: Myfun, North China N.E. Hansen and native Manchu mountain farmer note macaroni hung up in rear and dried squash

N.E. Hansen and his three assistants gathering specimens in a field with a horse-drawn wagon at Mendoche before they begin a search for hardy peach trees in northern China, there is a dog in the grass; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche 1924 North China

N.E. Hansen and his three assistants gathering specimens in a field with a horse-drawn wagon at Mendoche before they begin a search for hardy peach trees in northern China, there is a dog in the grass; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche 1924 North China

N.E. Hansen and his three assistants stand by a horse-drawn wagon by a building at Mendoche before they begin a search for hardy peach trees in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche 1924 North China

N.E. Hansen and his three assistants stand by a horse-drawn wagon by a building at Mendoche before they begin a search for hardy peach trees in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche 1924 North China

N.E. Hansen and his three assistants gathering specimens in a field with a horse-drawn wagon at Mendoche before they begin a search for hardy peach trees in northern China, there is a dog in the grass; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche 1924 North China

Mountain scenery on the Trans-Siberian Railway at Saolin in northern where N.E. Hansen was conducting research on pears

Mountain scenery by the Trans-Siberian Railway in northern China; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924

Monument in General Ma Zhanshan Gardens in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Monument General Ma's Garden on the outskirts of Harbin, China, 1924

Men working on a Trans-Siberian Railway train car enroute to Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Siberian Railway enroute to Manchouli 1924

Men selling wild grapes by the Trans-Siberian Railway east of Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Selling wild grapes on railway east of Harbin, 1924

Men walking over the rails at the Trans-Siberian Railway east of Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Siberian Railway east of Harbin, 1924

Mausoleum of General Ma Zhanshan in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Mausoleum built by General Ma for himself and two wives, Harbin, China, 1924

View of the Mausoleum of General Ma Zhanshan in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Mausoleum built by General Ma for himself and two wives, Harbin, China, 1924

Man standing on a stone walkway by a small fence by a plot of plant near the Trans-Siberian Railway in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway 1924

Man standing on a stone walkway by a small fence by a plot of plant near the Trans-Siberian Railway in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway 1924

Men selling pears by the Trans-Siberian Railway east of Harbin, China while other walk by; written in pencil on the back: Chinese selling pears on East Siberian Railway east of Harbin, 1924

Man feeding chickens in Saolin in northern China where N.E. Hansen was conducting research on pears; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, Manchuria 1924 North China pear research

Man with a carrying pole on his shoulders and two baskets full of pears at N.E. Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924

Man with a carrying pole on his shoulders is with another man and a young child in front of N.E. Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924

Man with a carrying pole on his shoulders and a basket full of pears at N.E. Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924

Man in General Ma Zhanshan Gardens in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: In General Ma's Garden, Harbin, China, 1924

Ornamental plantings in a garden in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Garden at Harbin 1924

Ornamental plantings in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Garden at Harbin 1924

Men selling fruit on the Trans-Siberian Railway in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Chinese selling fruit on Siberian Railway Manchuria 1924

Fruit peddlers at Anda in northern China, a man is walking across the tracks of the Trans-Siberian Railway, there are soybeans temporarily stored in covered bins awaiting shipment in the background; written in pencil on the back: Soybeans stored ready for shipment at Anda, North China 1924

Fruit peddlers at Anda in northern China, soybeans are temporarily stored in covered bins awaiting shipment in the background; written in pencil on the back: Soybeans stored ready for shipment at Anda, North China 1924

Family waiting to board a Trans-Siberian Railway rail car in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway through North China 1924

Transmission lines above buildings on a busy community street on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin 1924 North China

Busy street in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924

People gathered at a bazaar on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin 1924 North China

Man selling fruit at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924

Fruit sellers at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924

People buying and selling fruits and vegetables at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924

People looking at fruits and vegetables for sale at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924

Man sitting on a table at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924

Many people in a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China, there is fruit in the foreground; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924

People looking at fruits and vegetables for sale at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Fruit and vegetable bazaar at Futachien 1924

Large baskets of fruit for sale at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Fruit bazaar at Futachien 1924

Assistants to N.E. Hansen gather specimens of pears in Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin 1924 North China pear research

Assistants to N.E. Hansen gather specimens of pears in Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin 1924 North China pear research