Missionary compound on Beacon Hill, Fujian, China, ca. 1900

Published/Created:

Fukien, China, Asia
1890-1910

Physical Description:

10.2 x 14.3 cm

Notes:

A detailed note describing the complex and its surroundings accompanied this photograph. The building on the hilltop is June Cottage. The rear of Morrison Cottage was situated to the right of where this photograph was taken. A stone workman's house is in the foreground. A Chinese laborer can be seen at the entrance. The entire site was cleared for construction over the course of 2000 days labor and was superintended by a Mr. Chen Ding. They had to quarry through solid rock to clear this landing. The site is approx. 800 ft. above sea level. June Cottage was used as a beacon for ships entering the nearby harbor. The note also relates some plans to expand this complex by adding a conference hall, a dormitory, and several terraces.
This photo is from the papers of Emily Susan Hartwell, an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.

Topics:

Clergy
Housing

Accession Number:

IMP-YDS-RG008-094-0007-0002

Genre:

exterior 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:

Hartwell, Charles
Hartwell, Emily Susan

Source Title:

Emily Susan and Charles Hartwell Papers

Source Created:

1910-1935

Box:

94

Folder:

7

Yale Collection:

Divinity Library

Digital Collection:

Divinity Library Photographs

OID:

11424606

PID:

digcoll:994043