Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Student band Ing tai 1937 Several adolescent Chinese boys are lined up in an outdoor setting. They are all wearing uniforms., 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., The Rev. Edward Huntington Smith is seated amongst the students of the Primary School at Ing Tai (second in from the right, fourth row in from the front). His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith, is seated between two other missionaries (seven in from the left, fourth row in from the front). This school had a six year long program of study for the Chinese children., 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.
A complete view of the "new" Girls' Boarding School at Ing Tai in 1907. The sits on the side of a rocky hill overlooking the Ing Tai River. A white wall completely encloses the school compound. A couple of smaller buildings lie outside the wall. A few animals are grazing on the hillside., 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.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The Smiths and a group of Chinese preachers pose for a portrait on a stone wall overlooking a hillside. Grace W. Thomas Smith is standing on the far left and is holding an umbrella. The Rev. Edward Huntington Smith is standing on the far right at the edge of the wall. The photograph was taken in February of 1902. The name of the location, "Ing Hok", inscribed at the top of the picture, is also known as "Ing Tai"., 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., The Rev. Edward Huntington Smith and his wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith, sit side by side in the front row of this group portrait with a large number Chinese and a few other missionaries. There is Chinese writing along the top of the photograph., 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., The Rev. Edward Huntington Smith and his wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith, are holding their 16 month old daughter, Helen H. Smith. Dr. Emily Smith stands directly to the right of Mrs. Smith. Caroline Chittenden, a teacher at the girls' boarding school, stands to the right of Dr. Smith. This photograph was taken in May of 1904., 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., The entering class at the Boys' Boarding School at Ing Hok. The class consisted of four young Chinese boys: Ma, Jong, U Hen Hung, and John Lau. The boys are seated on a staircase outdoors. They are all dressed and groomed in proper Chinese fashion., 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.
A group photograph of the girls enrolled in Caroline Chittenden's school. They are all dressed in traditional Chinese clothing. Written under the photograph in its album: "Girls of Miss Chittenden's school - some are slave girls, most have husbands. The one with star brought from Foochow, and sold up in the mountains. Her mother-in-law died. She is housekeeper for husband and father-in-law, in a house with 15 other families in a mountain canon: is a Christian.", 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.
A ground level view of the grounds outside of the American missionary complex at Ing Hok. The photograph is dominated by trees. Written beneath the photograph in the album: "Looking northwest from mission residence. Clouds shut down over western mountains.", 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.