"Central Avenue of Examination Halls in Chentu [Chengdu], showing entrances to cells at side." A government building for holding imperial examinations is shown from the main entrance. Individual examination cells can be seen in rows on both sides of the walkway leading up to the building.
"Probably a temple approach in Omei [Emei], in early 1900's." A missionary family in dress clothes poses along a stone walkway near tall corn plants and a wooded area.
"Traveling restaurant. American Dispensary, Chungking, China." A man with a portable food service is shown set-up on a walkway or courtyard. His work area consists of two decorative square stands with drawers and trays that stand several feet apart. A small bucket and a round pot are seen suspended from a long wooden pole connecting the stands. A container with chopsticks is seen on one of the trays. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
"1929 ̶ Group in Chungking [Chongqing], probably farewell to Mother & Grace, leaving on furlough. Missionaries present: Front row ̶ Grace Manly, Dorothy Jones, Mrs. Manly, Mabel Allen. 2nd row ̶ Annie Wells, unidentified lady, Mr. Rappe, Ola Dudley, Emily Gentry." Local friends and missionaries are shown at a reception for Grace and Florence Manly.
"Farm house." A dwelling on a farm in the mountains is shown near a cultivated field. A cottage garden area, possibly, is fenced from the rest of the land.
Cultivated fields are shown on a two hillsides with an irrigation canal or pond in the valley. People are seen carrying large stalk bundles along a footpath through the fields.
