"Walled Chinese city in Tribes Country Juncture of rivers. Suspension bridges." Rooftops of buildings in the city are seen from above near a portion of the city wall.
"An old old picture taken about 1900 I think. Bishop Joice [Joyce] our first visiting bishop was going to Ck [Chongqing]. The new rapids had formed when a hillside slid into the Yangtze. Men are working to make the river more easily passable for boats. (W.E.M.'s note)." A large number of men are seen working at the site of a landslide along the Yangtze River. Tall masts of boats can be seen in the background.
Temple buildings are shown built into the rock on a cliff. Wide steps lead up to the curved roof entrance and rooftops of the main building can be seen at a distance past an outcropping of rock. Several smaller pavilions are seen below the entrance near a main gate. Chinese characters are printed on the back of the postcard.
"Jin Fu San (Chin Fu Shan) (Mountain of Golden Happiness). Our family spent vacation there in 1897 & 1898. My father was there again in 1911. Most of the pictures are from the earlier dates. Waterfall & cornfield at Jin Fu San." Crops of corn are shown planted high in the mountains near a waterfall.
"Ginning cotton. American Dispensary, Chungking, China." A man is shown in the process of separating the hulls, seeds and foreign material from raw cotton. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
