Hedda Morrison was a German-born photographer who worked extensively in China in the 1930s and 40s. These photos are from the Harvard University collection.
Activity on a waterway, Nanking
Barefoot girl with a child strapped to her back amid large planks
of wood and hanging laundry, Hong Kong, 1946-47
Basket maker, Nanking
Bell and Drum Towers (children playing in fields)
Blacksmith and assistant hammering a piece of heated metal in a shop
Calligrapher, Nanking
Casting a wok at an outdoor foundry to the west of Beijing
Child in hovel, Nanking
Children playing in a shanty town, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island, 1946-47
Crowded alleyway with street vendors,
Western District, Hong Kong Island, 1946-47
Dock workers waiting for cargo from cargo junks,
Central District, Hong Kong Island, 1946-47
Duck farming