A man working as a combination letter-writer and fortune-teller and a man working as a barber in the same street, Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China, ca. 1900-1919

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Description

Title
A man working as a combination letter-writer and fortune-teller and a man working as a barber in the same street, 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, but a common sight in China: a combination letter-writer and fortune-teller. Note the long gown and long sleeves, denoting a man who earned his living by literary, not manual, labor. Note the barber down the street who has just given a customer a very clean shave!

Collection Information

Repository
Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title
Oliver and Jennie Logan Papers
Collection / Other Creator
Logan, Oliver Tracy
Collection Date
1897-2004
Container / Volume
Box 358 | Folder 8

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
general views (AAT)
photographs (AAT)
Resource Type
Prints & Photographs

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Object ID (OID)
11425082

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