A view of the Ing Hok River from the American mission, Ing Tai, Fujian, China, ca. 1910

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Title: A view of the Ing Hok River from the American mission, Ing Tai, Fujian, China, ca. 1910
Published / Created: 1900-1920
Publication Place: Fukien, Ing Tai, China, Asia
Description: A view of the Ing Hok [Ing Tai] River from the piazza of the American missionary residence. Mountains cascade over the opposite bank of the river. Written beneath the photograph in the album: "The river (Ing Hok river) to the eastward. Under the cross, two churches [Puai-sioh? Unqiang?] twelve miles away from Ing Hok city. There are twelve of these mountain churches."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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.
Extent: 7.7 x 12.0 cm

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