"Paper images burned at graves. (Ricker). (Tzechow was famous for this art. People in picture are the artisans. Man in robe must have officiated at the burning; he is not a priest.) 1905." Artists pose with a paper figure of a woman riding on a horse and two ornately dressed male paper figures. A small paper figure of an animal is seen in the foreground.
Subject (Geographic):
Sichuan Sheng (China)
Subject (Topic):
Handicrafts; Customs and traditions; Craft workers
"Wen Miao Ho Gai." A divan or bed is shown against a wall in a spacious room. A bookcase, decorated chest or bench and a table with a lamp are seen against the adjacent wall. Two large panels or windows are in the wall above the chest.
"Temple gateway at Kuanhsien [Guan Xian]. Kuanhsien is where they had the 'opening of the waters' in the spring ̶ allowing dammed water out into irrigation ditches. Er Lang Miao temple." The curved roof and ornately carved pillars of the temple entrance is shown on the mountainside.
"1929? Group at West China Union Univ. Back row: Spencer Lewis, Robert Simkin; third row: Homer Brown; Foreigners in 2nd row: Lewis Havermale, W. E. Manly. Ladies in front: probably Celia Corvan, Pearl Fosnot, Florence Manly." Methodist missionaries and clergy along with local Christians are shown together on the steps at the university at Chengdu.
"A gentleman's pleasure garden. Near Tze Chow." Several men are shown on a terrace gazebo and steps outside a building. Different styles of decorative planters are seen in the foreground.
"Road in the Gorge near Chung-king [Chongqing], China. Miss Collier of our mission." A river and mountain road are shown at the base of a gorge. A woman dressed in black poses on the narrow stone road.
