55. Congo Francais - Palais episcopal de Brazzaville, entierement construit par les Missionnaires - Devant, un jet d'eau - Au premier etage, un bec de gaz...a huile de palme!!! ("55. French Congo - Bishop's palace of Brazzaville, entirely built by the Missionaries - In front, a water fountain - On the first floor, a gas burner... for palm oil!!!") The photograph shows the two story brick Bishop's palace with a balcony and five entrances on both levels. Indigenous men and missionary fathers congregate about the building. Postcard issued by the "Mission Catholique de Brazzaville.", Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., La Cathedrale de Brazzaville. ("The Cathedral of Brazzaville.") The photograph shows a large stone church with two towers and two large statues on the facade. A clock and a cross stand at the top of the steeple. Postcard issued by the "Missions des Peres du St-Esprit - Congo Francais.", and The back of the postcard is blank.
A complete view of the "new" Girls' Boarding School at Ing Tai in 1907. The sits on the side of a rocky hill overlooking the Ing Tai River. A white wall completely encloses the school compound. A couple of smaller buildings lie outside the wall. A few animals are grazing on the hillside., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou]. Edward Huntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage, raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien [Fujian], China. His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United States and China.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Four Chinese men sip tea on a patio at the Tea Boat overlooking the mountain at the Kushan Monastery., and This photo is from the papers of Emily Susan Hartwell, who was an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., An elevated view of the American missionary compound at Ing Tai in 1907. In the foreground is the site of a residence that was burned down. A wall still encloses the ruins. The Boys' School and the Memorial Church are situated behind the burned ruins. The phrase "House Site", is typed onto the photograph and indicates the site of a new residence that was planned. The arrow typed into the left hand side of the photograph orients the viewer to the position of the Girls' Boarding School. An impressive vista of the Ing Tai river and its palisades dominates the background of the photo., and The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou]. Edward Huntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage, raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien [Fujian], China. His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United States and China.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan, American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan, were provided by their daughter Elsa., and The new hospital, built in 1902-1903, according to plans drawn up by OTL [Oliver Tracy Logan]. Believed to be the first foreign hospital building in the province of Hunan. (In the picture may be seen OTL [Oliver Tracy Logan], JML [Jennnie Manget Logan], and EML [Elsa M. Logan])
A view of the roof of the women's hospital from the southern side of the missionary residence at Ing Hok [Ing Tai]. Written above this photograph in the album it was pasted: "Looking south from the front of mission residence. Roof of women's hospital second floor, of which now used for girls' boarding school. Over church tower, across the river, are the Buddhist pagoda and Confucian monastery. Between, church on one hill and pagoda on the other, the city of Ing Hok with 20,000 inhabitants.", Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou]. Edward Huntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage, raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien [Fujian], China. His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United States and China.
“The ‘new’ hospital, finished in 1916. Its first patients were soldiers who had been wounded in a clash between a local war-lord up the river, and Peking government troops.” This is an exterior view of the hospital that was built in Changteh [now Changde], Hunan, China., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan, American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan, were provided by their daughter Elsa.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Panoramic view of the Thibar Mission. The front of the postcard also contains information about the mission agency: "Societe des Missionnaires D'Afrique (Peres Blancs) - Scolasticat Ste- Croix de Thibar (Tunisie)", and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the mission agency: "Societe des Missionnaires D'Afrique (Peres Blancs)"
