A funeral procession, Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China, ca. 1900-1919

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Title: A funeral procession, Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China, ca. 1900-1919
Published / Created: 1900-1919
Publication Place: China, Asia
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan, American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan, were provided by their daughter Elsa.
Shanghai. A Chinese funeral. The coffin is being carried in its very ornate equivalent of our hearse, on the backs of many coolies hired for the occasion, and wearing a sort of livery. The man in white is obviously in charge. White, not black, is the Chinese mourning color.

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