China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 265 | Folder 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Ernest Forster, the photographer, was an American Episcopal missionary who stayed in Nanjing during the period of the Japanese occupation, 1937-1938., and Nativity pageant, St. Paul's Church, Nanking, Christmas, 1938. The shepherds and wise men worship the Christ child on a stage.
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 265 | Folder 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Ernest Forster, the photographer, was an American Episcopal missionary who stayed in Nanjing during the period of the Japanese occupation, 1937-1938., and Nativity pageant, St. Paul's Church, Nanking, Christmas, 1938. Children are dressed as shepherds, wise men, and in costume of various occupations.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From the collection of the Hartwell family, two generations of American Baptist missionaries serving in China between 1858 and the 1940s., and Junior Choir, children from the Relief Center. A group of more than twenty children dressed in white robes is posed for the camera.
19. Coré. – Chemulpo. – Le Déjeuner des Bébés – Sœurs de Saint-Paul de Chartes, Missions Étrangères de Paris. Coll. Propagation de la Foi.” Children of varying ages are shown outdoors seated at wooden tables with benches at mealtime. Missionary sisters and father along with adult workers attend the children. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “L’Œuvre de la Propagation de la Foi soutient les Missions Catholiques du monde entire. Envoyez votre offrande par Chèques Postaux: Paris, 618-25; Lyon, 72 71.” Propagation de la Foi: Lyon – 12, rue Sala; Paris – 20, rue Cassette (VIe).” There is no handwriting on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Children's porch (ward) 1925 A narrow room with a line of cribs and beds in it. Each crib and bed is occupied by a child, and a clipboard hangs by each one. Two nurses are standing toward the back of the room.
"Vroolijke Indiaantjes. Indiens à la joie." In the top image are three girls in hijabs, smiling at the camera. In the bottom image are two boys in formal clothes smiling for the camera. Additional text on the back asks for monetary donations for the missions and indicates that the postcard was printed in Antwerp, Belgium.
Children gather near some bushes and trees. Some of them sit on the ground and others are holding a sign that asks for financial assistance. There is a handwritten note on the front and back of this postcard.