A Chinese bridal sedan, Ing Tai, Fujian, China, ca. 1910

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Title: A Chinese bridal sedan, Ing Tai, Fujian, China, ca. 1910
Published / Created: 1900-1920
Publication Place: Fukien, Ing Tai, China, Asia
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Five Chinese porters carry a bridal sedan. The sedan is ornate and richly decorated.
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: 10.0 x 14.4 cm

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