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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Bishop Graves, Rev. J.A. Ingle & group of native Christians, Hanch'uan (60 miles up the Han River from Hankow) [now Wuhan] Graves and Ingle in clergy dress standing with large group of Chinese in front of small traditional Chinese building with decorative roof., and J.A. Ingle, first bishop of missionary district of Hankow (Wuhan) 1901 - 1903; Frederick R. Graves, Bishop of Shanghai from 1891 - 1937. Graves came to China in 1881.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Bohlem House (residence) Wuchang [now Wuhan] View of outside of missionary house, bamboo shades drawn down on upper and lower porches.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Boone School (Williams Hall) in Process of Building. Dec. 1896. High view of construction on Williams Hall., and Boone School founded as memorial to William Jones Boone, first Bishop of American Church Mission in China. School founded 1871. Later incorporated as a university, under laws of the District of Columbia, 1909. Joined with Wesley College and Griffith John College to form Central China College in 1922 (Gray, 32).
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Chinese Prayer Book Revision. Ingle; Pott; Partridge; Arch. Thomson; Bishop. The Chinese Prayer Book Revision Committee is seated at a library table with three Chinese assistants standing in back., and J.A. Ingle was first Bishop of the missionary district of Hankow [Wuhan] 1901-1903; E.H. Thomson was Archdeacon of Hongkew; Frederick R. Graves was Bishop of Shanghai from 1891 -- 1937.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Foreign and Native Clergy. Shanghai District. 1898. The clergymen are posing in front of the arched door of a chapel. The Western clergy are in Western dress while the Chinese clergy are in Chinese dress.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and St. John's Hankow, Christmas '98 Decorations of various colors, mostly red. [now Wuhan] A altar of a church, which has been decorated for the holidays.
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"Interior Church of Our Savior Hongkew." Looking at the front area inside a church. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Church of Our Savior, Hongkew Shanghai - built by Bishop Boone 1853. View of church from outside on street. Chinese in lower right corner, one rickshaw and horse carriage waiting in street. Chinese lantern hanging from building across from church., and William Jones Boone was the first Bishop of the American Church Mission in China.
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"Church of the Nativity, Wuchang Exterior, 1897" [now Wuhan] Exterior view of front of church. Church of the Nativity consecrated 1889. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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"View taken from a tea house, after the great fire of October 1, 1898, Hongkew. 10,000 or more families were burnt out." Overhead shot of burned city stretching diagonally from position of photographer, dozens of workers cleaning up below. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Boone School was founded in 1871 as a memorial to William Jones Boone, first Bishop of the American Church Mission (Episcopal) in China. It was incorporated as a university, under laws of the District of Columbia, 1909. In 1922, Boone joined with Wesley College and Griffith John College to form Central China College, also known as Huachung College., and Boone School, Williams Hall, General Study Hall, Christmas 1897 School room with evergreen Christmas decorations strung from ceiling and "Merry Christmas" written on blackboard.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and On label, labeled right to left: "1. Rev. Mr. Huntington; 2. Rev. Mr. Roots; 3. Rev. Mr. -- Now Bp. Partridge; Rev. Mr. Littell; Rev. Mr. Ingle" On back of photo: same names, labeled left to right. "Three Cantonese and one Hupel boy, who were baptized at Boone School, Wuchang, Christmas 1899." [now Wuhan] Photo of clergy with Chinese students, with drawing and label explaining figures in photo. Left to right, J.A. Ingle, first bishop of missionary district of Hankow (Wuhan) 1901 -- 1903; S.H. Littell; S.C. Partridge; L.H. Roots, Bishop of Hankow 1903 -- 1937. D.T. Huntington, consecrated first Bishop of Wuhu, March 1912 (diocese renamed Anqing in 1913. Wuhu and Anqing are separate places, and still preferred names according to TGN).
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Divinity School, Wuchang, Mr. Ridgely, Mr. Partridge, Mr. Littell, Mr. Wood, and the three divinity students, Dec, 1898. [now Wuhan] Four teachers from Divinity School in Western dress and three students in Chinese dress posing under entranceway. Saint Paul's Divinity School founded in 1895 in Boone School compound (Gray, 14).
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Dr. Boone's Hospital for Men. Shanghai Street view of hospital; policeman standing on corner dressed in British style uniform.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missionaries associated with American Protestant Episcopal Church Mission. Saint John's College, founded 1879, incorporated as university 1905., and The Faculty St. John's College. 1897. Mr. Rees, Dr. Boone, Dr. Ludlow, Mr. Pott, Mr. Cooper Chinese and Western faculty of St. John's College. Chinese members in traditional Chinese dress, some holding closed fans. Western members dressed in Western dress, two holding straw boater hats, one holding derby.
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"Casting the Lead on the Yangtze" Two people on board a ship, wearing rain gear, and preparing to throw out a line for catching fish. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Boone School founded in 1871 as memorial to William Jones Boone, first Bishop of American Church Mission in China. Later incorporated as a university under laws of the District of Columbia, 1909. Joined with Wesley College and Griffith John College to form Central China College in 1922 (Gray, 32)., and Boone School, Wuchang, Commencement Group. 1 Feb., 1899. The boy sitting on the tiger skin in the chair in front was elected the most popular boy in the school, by general vote, and then carried in honor through the school buildings on the shoulder of his school mates. [now Wuhan] Students standing in front of school in traditional Chinese dress, gathered around elected student in chair. School flag as backdrop. One student holding American flag, others various Chinese flags, one tri-color flag like France or Ireland. One student holds small drum with American flag printed on it. Another holds a bugle.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Clergy House, Wuchang [now Wuhan] Exterior view of front of clergy house. Verandas on first and second levels. Sidewalk in lower left corner.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Saint Paul's, Hankow, from west door. [now Wuhan] Facing front altar from middle of nave. Church primarily brick, with three Gothic stained glass windows behind altar. Screen dividing off left side pews starting halfway up the aisle. Certain sections of pews marked with signs in Chinese characters.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Interior of Saint John's College Chapel. Easter decorations. View looking forward toward altar from the center of the sanctuary. Flowers and greenery at front, bunting hanging from ceiling. Banners in Chinese hanging on sides of brick arch and across ceiling beams.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Interior of chapel, Dec. 1897 Han ch'uan (60 miles up the Han from Hankow) [now Wuhan] View facing front altar of rough, tiny chapel. Plain clear windows on left side providing natural light. Simple wooden furnishings -- benches, square communion rail, basic wooden altar and cross. Plain linens of solid colors hanging from ceiling, on altar, and on pulpit.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Church of the Nativity, Wuchang, All Saints Day, 1897 [now Wuhan] Photo facing front, facing altar, kneelers and candelabras. Flowers surrounding the pulpit, on the stairs, on and around the altar.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and St. Timothy's Guild, Wuchang, 1899 [now Wuhan] Group of men posing on steps in front of ornate Chinese wall. Americans dressed in Western clergy dress, Chinese dressed in traditional Chinese dress. All wearing a small cross extended from small chain pinned to chest.
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"Saint Peter's Hospital, Wuchang, March, 1900" [now Wuhan] Three men resting in hospital beds, clipboards on the wall behind them. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and St. John's College Students at Drill. View of students in formation wearing Chinese-style military uniforms, using staffs in place of rifles. Military drummers and commanders standing behind each formation.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Hospitals from City Wall, Wuchang. Bohlem House, Women;s Hospital, Men;s Hospital. Wall of Hospital [now Wuhan] Panorama of compound with large ditch/whitewashed wall in foreground. Hospitals in distance.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Mission Compound from the City Wall, Wuchang, Panorama, with pictures of 'Hospital from City Wall.' Bohlem House, Church, Clergy House, Divinity School, Boone School. Wall of Hospital Campus. [now Wuhan] Photo of compound with whitewashed dividing wall curving into distance on left side. View of Bohlem House, St. Paul's Divinity School, Boone School.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Members of the Conference 1899. About to cross the Yangtze. Westerners in clergy dress boarding Chinese boat with mast on the banks of Yangtze River.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Francis L. Hawks Pott, arrived in China 1887, was president of St. John's College/University from 1888 - 1942. St. John's College founded 1879, incorporated as a University 1905., and Rev. Mr. Pott and his choir boys. 1899. Rev. Pott with Chinese deacons and choir boys in liturgical garb, standing to right side of entrance of St. John's College chapel.
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"Reverend J.A. Ingle and Class of Evangelists or Catechists, Hankow, April 1899" [now Wuhan] A Western missionary surrounded by several Chinese men in what appears to be the courtyard of a church. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Logan H. Roots was Bishop of Hankow from 1903 to 1937., and Rev. M.K. Huang and family, St. Peter's, Hankow. Mr. Huang is in charge of this chapel, under general supervision of L. H. Roots. Chinese clergyman and family from Hankow [now Wuhan] wearing traditional dress, posing in front of Chinese painting and two banners with Chinese characters.
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"Saint John's College Chapel from the lawn." Front of brick chapel, looking across lawn. Front of chapel covered with ivy. Chinese and Westerners standing on lawn and on steps of church in distance. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Saint Peter's Chapel, Hankow, Christmas, 1898 Decorations are all in bright red with gilt letters. [now Wuhan] View facing front altar of darkly-lit small chapel. Chinese characters on walls, large evergreen star near ceiling over the arch. Covered stone baptismal on left side. Screen dividing off right side of church.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Transept where Friday ev'g mtg's and smaller services are held, St. Paul's Church, Hankow. Penitents bench on right. View facing front altar of small chapel. Large stone baptismal in foreground, even with back pews.
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"St. Peter's Hospital, Wuchang, March, 1900" [now Wuhan] Corner of outside of Chinese style building with porch, and outbuilding with ornate Chinese roof decoration along whitewashed wall. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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"Up Country School in China with Teacher." Students standing in front of rough school building dressed in more rural traditional Chinese clothing. Teacher wearing dark tinted spectacles. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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"Day School and Teacher in Hanchuan (60 miles up the Han from Hankow)" [now Wuhan] Children gathered in front of door with Chinese teacher in background. All wearing traditional Chinese dress. Some faces in front of photo blurred. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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"Church of the Nativity, Wuchang, Epiphany, 1897" Photo facing front, facing altar, from middle of nave. Evergreen garlands hanging from ceiling. Pews with choir stands on left side. Large screen dividing off right side pews from rest of church. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Meeting of the Women's Auxiliary. 1899. Tea on the Lawn. Outside shot of women sitting around tables. Mostly Chinese women in Chinese dress visible, although some Western women in background, distinguished by hats.
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"Womans Hospital. Dr. Gates. Shanghai" View of outside of hospital. Street signs says "Seward Road." and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Act 3 Good Samaritan parable in Chinese setting. A despised Manza, with whom Chinese have no dealings, an aborigines tribesman takes pity on the Chinese traveler and helps him, binding up his wounds, setting him on his sturdy steed. . and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Act 4 Good Samaritan parable in Chinese setting -- the socially excluded Manza (like Samaritans among the Jews) takes injured Chinese merchant to an inn and pays for his care. The injured man is seated on a pony, supported by a man wrapped in a blanket. An innkeeper stands at the entrance to his inn. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and USS Palos, which carries 'old Glory' to the edges of civilization. Suifu is the highest point on the Yangtzi river that this small gunboat or any steamer can come. [now Yibin] [now Yangtse] A large Western ship on the river. Cliffs are visible in the background
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral., and Preparing for procession to the grave. Both sides of the street in the photo are lined with banners on frames bearing various Chinese characters. Several people are walking down the street.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Back of photo: "Chinese beggar who has bumped a bunion on his forehead on the paving stones of the streets of Yachow, Szechwan Province, West China." [now Sichuan]
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Building a boat, Tong river above Kiating. [now Leshan] Several boats moored along the shore. The boat in the foreground is in the middle of construction, with a man standing in it. Several other people are also visible in the photo, many hauling buckets.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Chinese houseboat arriving at Suifu. Party of friends on shore to welcome passengers with chairs. American Standard Oil Company's store house on distant shore. [now Yibin] A boat on the water, several people on it who are coming off. There is a large group of people on the shore waiting for them. A sedan chair is sitting on the ground, waiting for a passenger.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and We were delayed here for two or three days because the city of Kiating was under siege. Soldiers fired to have us stop. [now Leshan]
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Bridge of boats built quickly during fighting between 'war lords' of Yunnan and Szechwan provinces. [now Sichuan] In the distance a bridge made up of planks supported by boats is visible. Many more boats are in the foreground on the left.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Border trading village of Man-I-si, Szechwan, on Golden Islands River. [now Sichuan] A village among several hills, viewed from a distance.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral., and Funeral ceremonies. A Buddhist priest stands behind a decorated altar, and to his right and left are attendants. A man in white sits in front of the altar.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral., and The grave site. A site is prepared for the coffin. Many people are around the site wearing white, the traditional Buddhist color of mourning.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral., and Paper articles burned at grave for use of the deceased in the next world. A fire is consunming the various paper artifacts that are offerings for the dead woman's spirit.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral., and Preparing for procession to the grave. Children are milling around the street. To the left, several paper figures carrying flags are visible.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Kindergarten children with Christmas gift dolls. Suifu Sze. [now Yibin, Sichuan] Several children sitting in rows outdoors, and each is holding a doll. Their teacher is standing to the right.
"West gate entrance to former Kiating near our home -- the sign on the right is an advertisement for singer sewing machines if I remember rightly!" [now Leshan] and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Climbing to the top of Tai San, the holy mount of Shantung, visited by Confucius two-thousand-years-ago. [now Tai Shan] [now Shandong] A Chinese man is sitting on a rock along the path up the mountain. There is a primitive rolling device near him, and seems to be an inscription on a large rock behind him.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Coal is mined and brought to the boats on river by using baskets on ropes. Empty basket goes up as coal filled one comes down. There is a stop place half way up or the ropes would be too long and heavy to manage. A high cliff with ropes coming down, meant to carry up loads of coal from the lower levels.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Coffin being carried to the grave. An elaborately designed coffin is being carried through the street by many attendants., and From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Ducks being driven to market. Many ducks swimming in the same direction. There is a person visible in the background.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Feast to honor three eighty-year-olds. A large group of men, both standing and seated at tables in a covered outdoor area, many looking in the direction of the camera. There are decorations hanging from the ceiling
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and 'Gin Din' meaning golden summit a sacred mountain in Szechwan West China. Each of the two large temples claims to be the one on the summit. Hundreds of pilgrims climb the long ascent from the right of the photo -- on a clear morning at sunrise the snow mountains can be seen 200 miles away -- looking East with one's back to the cliff. [now Sichuan] A view of the summit.
"Sugar cane grinding mill, water buffalos turning the mills." A man is loading sugar cane into a mill which is powered by two water buffalo. There is a person standing behind the man. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and The whole figure reaches to the river below. It is red sandstone -- occasionally someone would have shrubbery growth removed and the face white-washed. Compare size of man standing on head. Carved in 713-735 AD Head of the giant Buddha sculpture; moss is visible growing from its head and parts of its face. A person is standing on top of the head.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Junk on way up river Yangtsi in Szechwan Province, West China. [now Yangtze] [now Sichuan] Junk on the river. Several men on the shore are pulling on a rope attached to the junk.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Part of the procession to appease the Fire God. A Chinese dragon puppet with several sticks for holding is propped up against a wall. To the left a military man is visible and along the right are various people.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral., and Paper articles to burn at grave. Many elaborately made items of paper, including a man on a horse, banners, and gifts, piled together. They will later be burned at a grave site, as an offering for the deceased.
"Lo-lo chieftains held as hostages by the Chinese at Pin San or Golden Sands River, Szechwan Province, West China." [now Sichuan] Six men standing front of a building, each wearing a cape-like garment. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Live ducks going to market." A man is carrying two loads of live ducks via a pole across his shoulders. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and The owner with mats for over night. A man is holding a frame which supports several mats. Another man stands nearby, baskets around him.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Tobacco A man in rolled up pants is carrying two bundles of tobacco stalks via a pole across his shoulders. Two more men carrying tobacco in this fashion are visible behind him.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Fish net A man is in a boat moored on the shoreline, and he is still holding the oars. A large conical fish net sits near the boat. Two empty boats also are on the shore.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and This man scuttled his boat in order to save it from being commandeered for building the bridge-of-boats at Kiating during fighting. A boat is partially submerged in water near the shore. A large pile of logs is on the shore.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Threshing beans A man is holding a bamboo thresher. A house is visible in the background
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Pig going to market A dead pig, trussed up for market. It is tied to a pole which is carried by two men.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral., and The son mourns his mother. The husband does not dress in white or mourn; another wife is available but not another mother. The husband stands to the left in dark clothing. The son stands to the right, all in white. The priest stands in the middle, wearing elaborate robes and headdress.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Mourners dressed in white. A woman grieves in the arms of another in the midst of a group., and These photos are scenes from a Buddhist funeral.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Son mourning at family altar. The son is kneeling with his hands held together at the altar for his mother. Another man stands behind him, hands also folded in prayer, but is looking at the camera., and These photos are scenes from a Buddhist funeral.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and White Pagoda near carved Figure of big Buddha across the Yangtzi river in Kiating West China. [now Yangtze] [now Leshan] A pagoda with grass growing from varioes tiers. A man sits in the foreground.
"Peddling water to higher field, China." Two boys are using pedals to power a waterwheel, bringing water from a lower area to a slightly higher field. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Helping a raft on the Tong river to cross over stones on a very shallow section -- every body 'out.'" Several people are out of the raft, working to move it along the stones in a shallow portion of the river. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Ya River Raft, West China Parked for Repairs to the steering sweep before descending (shooting) dangerous rapids below. A raft sitting on the river's edge, with gear in the center. Visible in the background are trees and some of the cliffs that follow the river.
"Raft on Tong river as we go home to Kiating from Conference in Yachow." [now Leshan] A raft near the shore with people on board, rowing. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Act 1 Good Samaritan in Chinese setting, posed by school boys etc. Three boys surround a fourth on his knees. They have items raised to mime hitting the boy kneeling. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Act 2 Good Samaritan parable in Chinese setting. Buddhist priest first passes by and then a Taoist priest (holding rose) next. The priests are passing by a "wounded" man on the ground. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Why the upper Yangtsi River (west of I-pin) is called 'golden sands.' The Chinese wash them for gold." A man is pouring sand and water through a sifter, looking for gold. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and One of the smallest of some eight walled cities in our Suifu outstation district where we only are doing Protestant Christian work. (+ I am the only foreign pastor!) This is beautiful Gung Hsein, 70 eng miles from Suifu, to the S.E. [now Yibin] A distance view of the village, which is surrounded by trees and mountains.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Back of photo: "Some of the surrendering soldiers of Yunnan province who had been fighting the Szechwanese. They were kept in our church until a missionary could escort them to the border since it was a several days trip."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Son before spirit tablet. The son is kneeling and bowing to the spirit tablet of his mother, which sits on the end of the coffin., and These photos are scenes from a Buddhist funeral.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Son mourning at family altar. Son is standing with hands together at the family altar., and These photos are scenes from a Buddhist funeral.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Taking spirit tablet home. The son is carrying the spirit tablet. People are visible in the background, and the coffin is to his left., and These photos are scenes from a Buddhist funeral.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and In process of building summer bungalow. A partially finished house among hills and greenery. A person stands on the first floor, a wall to the outside lacking.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and At the top of Tai San, the holy mount of Shantung province. The stairs are so steep that men and boys help pilgrims up the slope. [now Tai Shan] [now Shandong] A temple is visible at the top of the mountain, with many stairs leading to it.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Theatrical troupe who put on plays to please the fire god (over). These plays were in an open area where people came and went, standing to watch. A group of people on a stage of varying ages, all in costumes. Many of the costumes include long fake beards.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Kiating Szechuan West China at low water the boats must travel close to the shore to avoid the sand bar which is completely covered when the river is high. [now Leshan, Sichuan] A view from a hill on the river. Several boats are in the water, and there is a town on the banks.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Bundles of firewood at 'small west gate.' Kiating [now Leshan] A high number of wood bundles sit on the coastline, with people milling around. Several boats are in the water next to the wood.
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 19 | Folder 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Bridge at Wanhsien [now Wanxian] Szechwan [now Sichuan] Chinese made Print from Negative by George Barbour Arched bridge with building on top. Women washing clothes along riverside.