An American girl and a Chinese boy holding hands, Ing Tai, Fujian, China, ca. 1910

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Title: An American girl and a Chinese boy holding hands, 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.
Helen Smith, the daughter of the Rev. Edward Huntington Smith, stands by her Chinese playmate. She is in western clothing. Her playmate is in a traditional Chinese outfit, but he is wearing a western scarf. The two of them stand by each other on a bench and appear to be holding hands. They are both very young children. Written above this photograph in its album: "Helen Smith and her playmate, Teddy Ding. His father is head teacher in Foochow College, his mother head teacher of Ing Hok girls' school, his grandfather the first Christian in Ing Hok and a preacher. 1865-1902. Teddy Ding now for years Professor in California Univ. Los Angeles."
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: 8.2 x 8.1 cm

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