Chinese men carrying American women on litters, Ing Tai, Fujian, China, ca. 1910

Published/Created:

Fukien, Ing Tai, China, Asia
1900-1920

Physical Description:

8.4 x 8.5 cm

Notes:

Two American women from the mission station at Ing Tai are borne by Chinese men with crude wooden litters. Several Chinese persons and another American woman stand in the background. Several of the onlookers are holding umbrellas. The brim of a Chinese straw hat can be seen at point-blank range in the upper right corner of the photograph.
This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family. The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.

Topics:

Indigenous populations

Accession Number:

IMP-YDS-RG005-017-0009-0006

Genre:

general views (AAT)
photographs (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Creator:

Smith family

Source Title:

Smith Family Papers

Source Created:

1906-1940

Box:

17

Folder:

9

Yale Collection:

Divinity Library

Digital Collection:

Divinity Library Photographs

OID:

11420731

PID:

digcoll:1017211