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Entitled: Cake Of Millet & Jujubes, Peking, China [1915] Frank N. Meyer [RESTORED] I retouched out a few spots, added contrast, and a sepia tone.

Frank Nicholas Meyer (1875-1918), worked for the US Department of Agriculture. Starting from 1905, he undertook several trips to China with a USDA mission to seek out plant life that may have economic value. Among the many edible and noteworthy crops that he introduced to the west were soybeans, bamboos, Chinese cabbage, bean sprouts, and water chestnuts.

Forced to curtail his explorations because of civil unrest, he and his guide were traveling the Yangtze, accordingly with Meyer's plan to return to the US. While on the steamer, he either fell, jumped, or maybe was pushed off the boat into the Yangtze, where his body was later found. Frank Meyer was buried in Shanghai, and his death remains a mystery.

The image was found in Harvard University's Library Collection, using their VIA (Visual Information Access) Search Engine, under Record Identifier: olvwork282583. According to the image page:

"Zizyphus sativa. Peking, China. A cake of proso (Panicum miliaceum) and jujubes, boiled together, a delicacy for the peasants and coolie classes of China. For 2 or 3 coppers one gets a nice fat slice. April 27, 1915"
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