Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Container / Volume:
Box 414 | Folder 5872
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Frame 21 - Gate of the University campus. The inscription over the outside of the gate - four gold characters on a black background - says The Great Learning of Chee and Loo' (I.e., Cheeloo university). The characters on the inside of the gate say, 'The Gate of the School's Friends' (i.e., Alumni Gate). Notice the local color at the road, the two policemen in uniform, the students in informal summer clothes, and the ricksha pullers, even more informal. This picture was taken before 'the incident'. Now two 'strangers' complete the picture, with rifles and sometimes bayonets." A distance shot of the alumni gate, where the Chinese architectural stylings on top are clearly visible. Some people in Western dress are milling about at the gate, and to the right of the photo is a rickshaw and driver.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and View of Peking looking toward W. Hills showing Ching shan (Prospect Hill), Pai t'a, +c. [now Beijing] A view of an area of Beijing taken from a tall building. Many of the buildings are not readily visible due to tree cover, but some pagodas are visible in the distance.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., GABON - LE FLEUVE OGOOUE A LAMBARENE ("GABON - THE OGOOUE RIVER AT LAMBARENE.") From the top of a hill, the photograph shows the wide expanse of the Ogooue River. On the right, various small buildings are visible on the shore. In the foreground stand a number of small palm trees., and The back of the postcard is blank and contains printed information about the publisher: "Societe des Missions Evangeliques, 102, Boulev. Arago, Paris."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Background of photo shows widow's arches. These arches were constructed by wealthy families if a widow remained true to the spirit of her dead husband. A man pulling a ricksha is on the road in front of the widow's arch., and From the collection of the Hartwell family, two generations of American Baptist missionaries serving in China between 1858 and the 1940s.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Edit. des Missions Evangeliques 102 Bd. Arago, Paris "Lessouto [Lesotho] - Vue generale de la Sebapala". Several men stand behind a low fieldstone wall. Behind them can be seen other fieldstone buildings, and the rise of a low ridge of hills., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missione del Kenya - Serie IV -Fauna. "33 - Il cinghiale." A wild boar stands amid undergrowth., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the top of the correspondence section is "Istituto - Collegio Internazionale Della Consolata per le Missioni Estere - Torino (17) Corso Ferruccio, 16 "La Consolata" periodico mensile - Abbonamento L. 5 annue".
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Photo relates to the sericulture program at Lingnan University., and Silk testing Station Shameen. Winding Dept." Women work on machines that wind the silk threads.
Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Container / Volume:
Box 416
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Completed West-Wing, Educational Building, West China Union University. A three-story building with Chinese style roofing. A person can be seen in front of the doorway.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The back of the postcard is blank and has printed information about the publisher: "C.M.S. Bookshop, Lagos. Printed in Germany (Church Missionary Society)", and Winnowing Corn. Yoruba Country. Two people are working to winnow corn with hand tools in a round flat area with a thatched structure in the background.
