Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Ling and Huah sit together with their father in traditional Chinese attire. Behind them is a large billboard with Chinese writing which is flanked by two colorful posters with English writing., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Farewell to Caroline Chittenden A large group of Caroline's Chinese friends and students gather together to pose for a final picture with her by a riverbank., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
A white building is surrounded by trees. The farm's crop fields dominate the foreground. A Chinese tower looms in the background on a hill top., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Four Chinese boats are lined up together. The crew members of the boats are discernible. A man traversing a dirt road on the river bank can be seen watching the boats from a distance., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The boys are all wearing traditional Chinese clothing. At least one of them has a Manchu hair style., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
A distant view of the girls' school from the hill top of the American missionary compound at Ing Tai. Agricultural fields are sprawled out over the foreground. Mountains dominate the background. The Ing Tai River cuts through the landscape. Written on the back of this photograph: "From my study window looking to the girls' school and down the river toward Foochow [Fuzhou]. The white things drying in the plum orchards are shredded turnip for winter food. The big green trees are olives, the small ones oranges. The big mountain in the foreground we call Mt. Tom. The highest mt. in the distance I have climbed twice. Ing Hok [Ing Tai]. 1914. E. H. S., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Ing tai city troops and gentry - governor - officers 1933 Troops from the city of Ing Tai pose for a group photograph with the governor, various officers, and some local gentry. On the far left is a young boy in a soldier's uniform. A few Chinese-style buildings and a mountain range are visible in the background., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family. The Smiths were a family of missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Grace W. Thomas Smith is seated at a desk and is instucting a class of ten young Chinese girls. The girls are all wearing traditional Chinese dresses. It appears to be an open-air classroom. A western-style Chinese calendar can be seen on the wall. Written above this photograph in its album: "Mrs. Smith and her class of girls on the home piazza. Five have joined the church.", 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.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Four missionaries pose for a group photograph with some Chinese men. They are all standing around a large boulder. Some of the Chinese men are wearing western suits, while others are wearing traditional Chinese garb., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family. The Smiths were a family of missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Eight Chinese boys stand outside a brick building. They are dressed in traditional Chinese clothing. A few of the boys are holding books., and This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].