Impoverished family sleeping outdoors, Shanghai, China, ca. 1938

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Title: Impoverished family sleeping outdoors, Shanghai, China, ca. 1938
Published / Created: 1938
Publication Place: Shanghai, Shanghai, China, Asia
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
An impoverished Chinese woman sleeps on the doorstep of a Western building with her three children. The mother appears to have hung some of her clothing on the door. A caption written on the back of the photograph reads "the family who lived in our doorway".
This photo is from the papers of Elizabeth H. Falck, a member of the American Church Mission (ACM) in Shanghai, China (ca. 1923-1929).
Extent: 8.8 x 12.6 cm

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title: China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Collection Date: 1834-2002
Container / Volume: Box 65 | Folder 4

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