C.H. Graves, The so-called “Lily feet” (right) contrasted with the natural feet of Chinese women in Canton (now Guangzhou), China, ca. 1902.
Source: Library of Congress

 C.H. Graves, The so-called “Lily feet” (right) contrasted with the natural feet of Chinese women in Canton (now Guangzhou), China, ca. 1902.

Source: Library of Congress

Jiujiang Road, Shanghai, China, 1920s.

Jiujiang Road, Shanghai, China, 1920s.

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Buck Clayton performing at the Canidrome, Shanghai, China, 1930s.
Source: University of Missouri Archive

Buck Clayton performing at the Canidrome, Shanghai, China, 1930s.

Source: University of Missouri Archive

Beijing, China, 1930s.

Beijing, China, 1930s.

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Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, 1955.

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, 1955.

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Underwood & Underwood, A high caste lady’s dainty “lily feet”, China, 1911.

Underwood & Underwood, A high caste lady’s dainty “lily feet”, China, 1911.

X-ray of bound feet, China, 1890-1923.
Source: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, Library of Congress

X-ray of bound feet, China, 1890-1923.

Source: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, Library of Congress

A street in the Jewish ghetto of Shanghai, China, 1943.

A street in the Jewish ghetto of Shanghai, China, 1943.

A coolie laborer in  Zhenjiang, China, ca. 1900.

A coolie laborer in  Zhenjiang, China, ca. 1900.

Qing Dynasty government official Shen Baozhen, China, ca. 1870.

Qing Dynasty government official Shen Baozhen, China, ca. 1870.