Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The town is completely enclosed by a fortified stone wall. The ramparts and gatehouses of the wall are visible. Rice paddies dominate the foreground. Mountains loom over the background., and This photo is from the papers of Emily Susan Hartwell, an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.
“Giappone ̶ 18. Uno spaccio di the [tè].” Women are shown outside a public teahouse on a lake. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “II. Pontificio Istituto Delle Missioni Estere promuove la propagazione della Fede e della Civiltà in nove vaste Missioni dell’India, dell’Indocina e della Cina. Sede generale : Milano (6-43) – Via Monterosa. 81 – Telefono 40-115.” There are several lines of handwriting in Italian on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Lama Temple -- Peking [now Beijing] View of front entrance to the Lama Temple. The path to the temple is lined with trees.