“M. Boss has on the bride’s jacket of blue & purple brocade, and skirt of red crepe with iridescent embroideries & I am wearing the jacket & trousers fitting for the sister-in-law to wear at her brothers wedding. They are nile green brocaded satin with black borders & rose & gold pipings. We bought them in Chaochowfu and I sold mine to Elsie. Haven’t I the most hideous squint? A.G.S. 1922” A portrait of Abbie G. Sanderson (seated) and her friend (standing) dressed in traditional Chinese wedding clothing. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
“This is how I looked riding to the Flume in a chair – Do I look comfy? Thai Jong, 1919. From Abbie G. Sanderson, Swatow, China” Abbie G. Sanderson is sitting in a traditional Chinese chair being carried by two men near Swatow [now Shantou], China. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
“You’ve doubtless seen pictures of Chinese village streets but maybe none before with me in one! This one looks much cleaner in the picture. Yes that is a pig. The horrid sway back kind they have out here. I can’t imagine where the kiddies all were. There are usually a raft of them! I.K.F. From Abbie G. Sanderson Thai Jong (via Swatow) [Shantou] China 1919.” Abbie G. Sanderson stands in a doorway leading to a narrow stone Chinese street containing a pig, chicken, and dog. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
“In this picture they were trying to get the peculiar head dress of the Chinese woman in the door way – but she dodged back just too soon. A little local color is given in the Chinese pants drying at the front door. So common is the sight that they didn’t notice them till they saw the picture. Abbie’s says the length might lead you to think they were hers.” Abbie G. Sanderson stands ouside the door of a Chinese house. A Chinese woman and two children stand in the doorway to the house. A pair of pants are hanging out to dry to the right of the door. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Miss Abbie G. Sanderson, teacher in the Kak Chich Girls School in Swatow [now Shantou], China, and Aunt Golden Peace," one of the oldest Bible women in the world, who has traveled from village to village telling people the good news of the Gospel, and now that she can no longer walk these long distances spends her time with patients in the hospital. Please return to A.G. Sanderson So. Berwick, Me." Abbie G. Sanderson and "Aunt Golden Peace" are standing together in front of a building made of stone.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Don't be shocked at the nakedness of some of the poseurs". It is certainly natural, and we are surrounded by such continually - that we get not to mind it much. This is a branching street (upper & lower), in the village of Thai Jong. Can you beat the "register interest & attention" attitude of the little girl in the foreground? Question: Could you break up an old auto here as easily as in a backyard in Danbury? I.K.F. From Abbie G. Sanderson, Thai Jong (via Swatow) China 1919." Abbie G. Sanderson is standing along an extremely narrow road as village children and two adults look on, Swatow [now Shantou], China.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and American Mission Compound, Swatow. A general view of the American Mission Compound that is located in Swatow [now Shantou], China.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Ancestral Hall. Men and children are sitting, standing, and walking in front of a traditional Chinese building.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and The Auditorium at Pertaiho. An exterior view of the auditorium which is located in Pertaiho, China.
