Act 3 Good Samaritan parable in Chinese setting. A despised Manza, with whom Chinese have no dealings, an aborigines tribesman takes pity on the Chinese traveler and helps him, binding up his wounds, setting him on his sturdy steed. . and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Act 4 Good Samaritan parable in Chinese setting -- the socially excluded Manza (like Samaritans among the Jews) takes injured Chinese merchant to an inn and pays for his care. The injured man is seated on a pony, supported by a man wrapped in a blanket. An innkeeper stands at the entrance to his inn. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and USS Palos, which carries 'old Glory' to the edges of civilization. Suifu is the highest point on the Yangtzi river that this small gunboat or any steamer can come. [now Yibin] [now Yangtse] A large Western ship on the river. Cliffs are visible in the background
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral., and Preparing for procession to the grave. Both sides of the street in the photo are lined with banners on frames bearing various Chinese characters. Several people are walking down the street.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Back of photo: "Chinese beggar who has bumped a bunion on his forehead on the paving stones of the streets of Yachow, Szechwan Province, West China." [now Sichuan]
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Building a boat, Tong river above Kiating. [now Leshan] Several boats moored along the shore. The boat in the foreground is in the middle of construction, with a man standing in it. Several other people are also visible in the photo, many hauling buckets.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Chinese houseboat arriving at Suifu. Party of friends on shore to welcome passengers with chairs. American Standard Oil Company's store house on distant shore. [now Yibin] A boat on the water, several people on it who are coming off. There is a large group of people on the shore waiting for them. A sedan chair is sitting on the ground, waiting for a passenger.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and We were delayed here for two or three days because the city of Kiating was under siege. Soldiers fired to have us stop. [now Leshan]
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Bridge of boats built quickly during fighting between 'war lords' of Yunnan and Szechwan provinces. [now Sichuan] In the distance a bridge made up of planks supported by boats is visible. Many more boats are in the foreground on the left.