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Detail of an exhibition devoted to the history of the opium trade. A bare-chested coolie, holding his long plait in his teeth for convenience, is bent under the heavy load of a crate filled with opium that he is carrying on his back. He is one of many coolies unloading the crates from a ship that brought to China the opium from Opium Patna Factory in Bihar, India. The name Patna can be seen on one of the crates in the background.