A Child Eats a Popsicle in Chengdu, 1959

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April 12, 2015

April 1, 2015

王维新, 筑新路， 1959

王维新, 筑新路， 1959 This is a rather different representation of workers building a new road than one finds in propaganda of the time. There is no clear message. There is no leader. There is no glory. There is no direction. There is not even much of a road. Source

March 21, 2015

The Tibetan Uprising and Its Suppression, 1959

The Caucasians in the photos are apparently CIA.

March 7, 2015

March 4, 2015

March 3, 2015

This picture is interesting, because it show Mao bent over, Typically, pictures of Mao show him standing up or sitting down, but his face is usually visible and he is at the center of action. Here Mao is still at the center, but he is bent over, honoring his parents.