Title: [East Asia postcard collection]
Year: 1890
Subjects: Catholic Church China.; Missions China; Missionaries China.; Christianity China; Architecture China; China Religion.; China Social life and customs.; Hong Kong (China); Japan; Fuji, Mount (Japan)
Abstract: East Asia postcards, mostly photomechanical reproductions of photographs, from French, German, British, U.S., and other publishers. China postcards include: images of Belgian and French Catholic missionary work in China; Catholic schools for children and a Church Missionary Society school for "blind boys" in Fuzhou; Chinese architecture, Buddhist temples, a group portrait of Chinese priests of Ghirin (Manchuria), street scenes, and the Summer Palace. Also included are a color postcard of the Temple of Heaven from Hartung's Photo Shop of Peking; a color portrait of "Chinese child life" and other images by Camera Craft Co. of Peking; views of Hong Kong harbor and tram; and group portraits of Chinese priests and nuns.