Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Container / Volume:
Box 414 | Folder 5873
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
"May-Pole Dance." A group of missionary children dressed up, each holding a ribbon and waiting to dance around the May pole., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and Previously included in the China Christian Colleges and Universities Image Database.
The description of this slide reflects the way that Erdoes organized 35mm slides. Erdoes arranged his slides in labeled containers that were sub-divided into labeled sections. The title for this image has been transcribed from its sub-section label; images of other slides from the same sub-section share the container title. The date listed here reflects a span of known dates associated the sub-section. In some cases, titles have been expanded to note particular individuals who appear frequently and who were identified by Erdoes in captions. Individual slide captions have not been transcribed or captured during digitization.
Subject (Topic):
Demonstrations --United States --Pictorial works, Indian children --North America, Indians of North America --Civil rights --20th century, and Indians of North America --Portraits
"This is the way we wash our hands," before eating." Two small children outdoors washing their hands in a basin. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Manchu children at the Christian Herald are seated at looms or standing, posed for the photograph., and This photo is from the papers of Emily Susan Hartwell, who was an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Sahara. - Un ouvroir de broderie arabe A missionary sister is sitting with a group of children as they weave on looms. "Missions d'Afrique.", and The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the Catholic mission agency: "Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique, Birmandreis (Alger) Soeurs Blanches du Cardinal Lavigerie
"Les Capucins francais aux Indes (2e Série). La Mission du Sacré Coeur au Rajputana [Rajasthan]. 9. - Des rescapés de la famine. Ceux don’t les missionnaires sauvent la vie de l'âme et du corps." Four children who survived the famine pose with a male missionary. The effects of the famine are very apparent. Additional information on the back directs monetary offerings to Paris, France.
"Mission Salésienne De L'Assam - Indes Anglaises. 8. - Groupe d'enfants rachetés par le sou de la Sainte-Enfance." Children pose with a male missionary. Some of them are holding dolls. One is holding a hat and so is the missionary.
1907 Ingtai boy's school A class of nine young boys at the Ing Tai Boy's School pose for a group portrait on a cement staircase. They all wear traditional Chinese clothing. Several of the boys are holding hand fans. A few of them have Manchu hair styles., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou]. Edward Huntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage, raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien [Fujian], China. His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United States and China.
"Kanunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus." Two boys and a girl pose for the camera. One of the boys is carrying two fish in his hand. They are outside. Additional information on the back indicates that the postcard was published in Brussels.