cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10471
title: Man catching fish by nets, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1921

description: Another method of catching fish. Large net on left, left on floor of bay for some time and then drawn up by windlass in hut on right (where 2 or 3 men live). Net drawn up periodically and one man walks out on a little plank with a long pole with little net at end of it with which he gathers the fish that may be in the larger net. Lots of these around the bay and river.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10469
title: Roadside shrine, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1922

description: A typical roadside shrine; on trip to Pho Leng, with Carman, Chinese New Years, 1922. Images behind curtain. Notice burnt off incense sticks in back. This was taken outside of the shrine. Walls on three sides and roof; front, open.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10709
title: Temple, Andhra Pradesh, India, s.d.

description: "The temple and its lessons."  Hindu temple photographed by Anstey.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Highways and Byways in a Hyderabad Circuit" compiled by the Methodist missionary Rev J.C.Knight Anstey (d. 1947) who served in that particular district for 28 years, from 1892 to 1920. It is thought that most of the photographs in the set were taken by Anstey himself during his period of service.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10519
title: Wedding in church, Hepo, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "A moving spectacle! Interior chapel during wedding, showing crowd and Christian chapel. Program for wedding on wall." A view of the congregation during the wedding ceremony.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11449
title: Local chief, Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "The Chief of Gbada and His Speaker." Local chief (on left) and spokesman.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Dahomey, the stronghold of the fetich"  compiled by  Frank Deaville Walker (1878-1945), editor of the Methodist Missionary Society magazines Foreign Field and its successor, Kingdom Overseas. Many of the photographs Walker used were his own, taken on visits to the MMS mission fields between 1920 and 1937. His trip to West Africa when the photographs in this set were taken took place ca. 1925-1926.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10724
title: Blessing a new well, Andhra Pradesh, India, s.d.

description: "The poor man's well." Missionary blessing a new well.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Highways and Byways in a Hyderabad Circuit" compiled by the Methodist missionary Rev J.C.Knight Anstey (d. 1947) who served in that particular district for 28 years, from 1892 to 1920. It is thought that most of the photographs in the set were taken by Anstey himself during his period of service.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10706
title: Bullock cart stuck in mud, Andhra Pradesh, India, s.d.

description: "A soft bit of road." Missionary bullock cart stuck in mud.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Highways and Byways in a Hyderabad Circuit" compiled by the Methodist missionary Rev J.C.Knight Anstey (d. 1947) who served in that particular district for 28 years, from 1892 to 1920. It is thought that most of the photographs in the set were taken by Anstey himself during his period of service.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10482
title: Preparing a field for rice, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "A tooth harrow and mountain cow preparing a field for planting rice. Field under water. Waters' house in distance." A farmer holds a plow being drawn by a cow or buffalo through a field. Houses are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11423
title: Ruined walls of King's palace, Abomey, Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "Ruins of King's Palace, Abomey." Ruined walls of old palace at Abomey.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Dahomey, the stronghold of the fetich"  compiled by  Frank Deaville Walker (1878-1945), editor of the Methodist Missionary Society magazines Foreign Field and its successor, Kingdom Overseas. Many of the photographs Walker used were his own, taken on visits to the MMS mission fields between 1920 and 1937. His trip to West Africa when the photographs in this set were taken took place ca. 1925-1926.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10465
title: Missionaries on vacation, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1922

description: "On trip to Pho Leng. Carman's 'boy' pressed the bulb before we were ready. I was trying to make man sit down. Type of river row boat, rowed before and after. Boat man in rear. Passenger compartment under mat shed. Background, mountains and fields. Left to Right, oranges, sugar cane, bamboo." Two missionaries standing in a boat by the water's edge.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10483
title: Women washing clothes at pond, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Women washing -- common sight. These have very fancy headdress that picture don't show. 3rd one has baby on her back. Ponds of water like this everywhere and used for everything." Three women at the water's edge of a pond washing clothing.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11467
title: Group of christian men, Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "The Young Men of the Church."  Significant numbers of young Dassa men had joined their local Methodist churches.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Dahomey, the stronghold of the fetich"  compiled by  Frank Deaville Walker (1878-1945), editor of the Methodist Missionary Society magazines Foreign Field and its successor, Kingdom Overseas. Many of the photographs Walker used were his own, taken on visits to the MMS mission fields between 1920 and 1937. His trip to West Africa when the photographs in this set were taken took place ca. 1925-1926.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10481
title: Main street in town, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "One of the main streets in Swatow. This is not a sidewalk but the  complete width of the street. No Fords here! Telephone poles from side to side (horizontally) rather than vertically  because the houses are so near together that it is a real saving of lumber." [now Shantou] A narrow street lined with shops and a man in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10554
title: Tea house, Shanghai, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Shanghai -- Willow pattern Tea House, used as the pattern on China-ware minus the exterior matting coverings. Left Mrs. Earl Cressy." A multi-story tea house, with an addition in the midst of being built.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10478
title: Male students on parallel bars, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Big exhibition, Swatow. Boy's Brigade Eng. Pres. Gram. School. Many spectators well-done, splendid advertising. Better than we could have shown." [now Shantou] Two young men are on the parallel bars upside down, their shoulders touching the bars. Both teammates and spectators look on.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10638
title: Milk man, Shanghai, China, 1900

description: "'The Milkman,' Shanghai, 1900." A man holding two baskets of milk bottles with a pole over his shoulders.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10487
title: Wall facing door to main temple, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Wall opposite doorway of main temple. Swatow. Elaborate pictures. Note contrast of old and new in telephone wires above wall. Courtyard usually filled with all sorts of peanut stands, loafers, etc. They all crowded around to see picture taken." [now Shantou] A free-standing wall highly decorated with art.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10484
title: Family of Swatow Academy student, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Who said babies to burn! This merely one family though there may possibly be a few outsiders. Taken in court yard in front of home. Boy with hat is 4th year. Academy. This is his home and family. Other one graduated last year and is teaching in mission school in Chaochaofu. Note clothes strung on pole of bamboo. Most of men away at work." A large group of children and adults outside a house.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10472
title: Buddhist graveyard on hill, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China, 1921

description: "Typical grave-covered hill, just outside Chaochowfu. General picture of city taken from top of hill. Wall in foreground and on hill. Behind trees left, Buddhist temple which we visited. New temple, 1000 armed goddesses here." [now Chaozhou] A hillside cemetery.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10475
title: Mother's day gathering, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1922

description: "Mother's Day, May 21, 1922. Taken from right bank. Mr. Fu Jr at table, front playing. Umbrellas for sun." A large group of people gathered outdoors, most dressed in white, probably at Swatow Academy where Paul F. Cressey was an American Baptist missionary.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10579
title: Funeral banners, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Big funeral at chapel. Banners of mourning (about half) sent by friends of family. Banners of beautiful silk. Deceased, head of family - grandmother." A large group of people outside, most carrying banners in preparation for a funeral.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10528
title: Missionaries standing under archway, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1921

description: "Christmas '21, outside Kityang a mile from Mission Compound, near South River. Typical tho [sic] slightly broken memorial arch. Foreground is State highway, concrete and flagstones, wider and decidedly better than ordinary. L to R -- Dr. Lesher, Miss Smith, Mabel Lesher, Miss Bohn, Miss Aston, Mr. Atkins (Swatow)." An archway over an outdoor path, with several people standing under it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10625
title: Group of women missionaries, Shanghai, China, ca.1900

description: "Miss Murray's party.  1884-1900." Several women from the China Inland Mission, in Chinese dress
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10612
title: Missionary children, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, ca.1900

description: "The young 'Hoggs' of Wenchow . (Now of Chefoo.)" [now Wenzhou]  [now Yantai] Two small children seated in a chair and a toddler girl standing by the chair.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10474
title: Boats at dock, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1921

description: "Part of water front for native boats, Swatow. Taken from prow of launch that goes to Kityang." [now Shantou]
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12108
title: Nurse attending patient, Ilesha, Nigeria, s.d.

description: "Dressing a leg." Male nurse with patient.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ilesha" introducing and describing Wesleyan Methodist work at the hospital and medical mission at Ilesha, a Yoruba town, the former capital of a kingdom ruled over by an Owa. Medical work began in 1916 with the opening of a dispensary. The construction of a hospital followed in the 1920s.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12209
title: Go-p'u woman, south west China, ca. 1949.

description: "Go-p'u woman." Elderly Go-p'u woman; One of a set of lantern slides entitled "Stone Gateway". Stone Gateway (Shimenkan) in Guizhou Province was the centre of Methodist missionary work to the Miao people of south west China. The work was begun by Samuel Pollard (1864-1915) ca.1904 when in response to increasing numbers of Miao enquirers he built the centre at Shimenkan.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m132
title: View of Ambohimanga du Sud, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

description: "Ambòhimànga" Distant view with two seated figures on ground.; John Parrett served as a printer for the London Missionary Society in Madagascar from 1862 to 1885, first at the capital Tananarive [now Antananarivo] then, following a period of furlough in England from 1873 to 1875, at Amparibe. Parrett sailed to Madagascar in 1862 as part of a large missionary party comprising Dr and Mrs Andrew Davidson , Mr and Mrs Robert Toy, schoolmaster Charles Thomas Stagg and Mrs Stagg, Reverend John Duffus and Reverend William Edward Cousins. The party was sent to aid Reverend William Ellis who had pioneered the re-introduction of missionaries to Madagascar in 1862 on the accession of King Radama II to the throne, following the death of Queen Ranavalona I in 1861.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10476
title: Mother's day gathering, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1922

description: "Mother's Day, May 21, 1922. Table with white cloth over baptistery. Back, Woman"s Bible Training School. Screen at left for kindergarten play. Boys, right; girls, left. Many not seen." People gathered outside for Mother's day celebration.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10462
title: Volleyball game on Swatow Academy playground, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1921

description: "Seminary playground looking NE. Seminary in background. Roof of Sherwin Bungalow in distance. Volleyball game. Sem. vs. Eng. Pres. Sem. later won. December 1921." A volleyball game up close with a small audience.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10491
title: Widow's arch, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Hopo valley, foreground, wheat. Widow's arch (honored for not marrying after husband's death) Mssers. Bjelke and Poteat. White popoes in blossom, bamboo, small village." A gate in the middle of a field.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10569
title: Kakchieh compound, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Compound of Kakchieh, showing every residence, bay, sail boats and mts. 'Prize picture'." A view of several buildings on a hillside.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10581
title: Catholic church, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China, 1923

description: "Catholic church, Chaochowfu. Quiet imposing at a distance; rather cheap close up. One of the landmarks of city. Lower left corner heathen temple. Taken from city wall." [now Chaozhou] A church with a tall tower among other buildings in the area.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10485
title: Temple dedicated to sea goddess, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Main temple in Swatow -- quite new and very ornate. Dedicated to goddess of sea, appropriate since Swatow is seaport. Shrines inside main doorway. Large courtyard in front. Roof typical." [now Shantou] A temple building with dragons adorning the roof.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10459
title: Swatow Academy buildings, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1923

description: "Swatow Academy. Upper building, stone dorm. (200 boys) Next, partly completed recitation bldg, offices and most of classrooms. Lower old bldg. now dorm, and 2 classrooms. X, my room, door this way into bedroom. (1923)." [now Shantou] Two building in the hills with a road nearby.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10608
title: Stone bridge, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1923

description: "Bridge en route to Chongning -- 1923 -- 200 or 300 miles inland." A partly covered stone bridge across water.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10466
title: Irrigation devices, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1922

description: "On trip to Pho Leng with Carman, January 1922. Farmers just outside village pumping water with water wheel for fields. Paddles run up trough, pulling water with them, on endless belt and rotated by feet of men." Three water wheels are set up by the edge of the water, and farmers use pedals to bring the water up for irrigation.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10557
title: Missionaries' Christmas feast, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1922

description: "Ye Christmas feast! 1922 L to R, Roast Goose! Katherine Groesbeck, Miss Miller, Mr. Baker, tree, Dr. Groesbeck (hidden), Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Groesbeck, Bessie Baker, Miss Ogg, (hidden), Howard Baker, Miss Sanderson. The china closet was smashed over by tidal wave but is now restored." A group of missionaries gathered around a table for a feast.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10486
title: Public park, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Part of public park in Swatow, unique for Chinese city. Number 1 Public Park and at least 2 more. Beautiful flowers. Lions typically Chinese.  Houses back." [now Shantou] One portion of a public park. A paved walkway and Chinese style lion statues are visible.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10567
title: Plank bridge, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1922

description: "Typical native plank bridge, taken from boat enroute to Pho Leng 1/1922. sugar cane mts. In background." A bridge made of planks crossing a river, and a small boat is travelling under it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10624
title: Missionary child, Shanghai, China, 1900

description: "Master Evans.  Shanghai, 1900." A young child in a long dress seated in a chair.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10464
title: American Baptist missionaries at annual conference, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1922

description: "Missionaries at Annual Conference, December 1922. Mr. Whitman at left of P.F.C.  In center, Newton Carman." Baptist missionaries at conference posed for group photo.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10470
title: Missionaries riding pushmobile, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1921

description: "December 1921. Behold the one man pushmobile! Capacity of each coach, 4 persons.  Speed about 8 or 10 miles an hour. Motive power, one perfectly good Chinese coolie. Length of road, about 10 miles up country. Transports freight and passengers. Train service, any time you go to the station, and get in a car. Frequent switches so trains can pass, a string of 12 cars often passing along and making a train. Left to Right Miss Winn, Miss Johnson, Miss Aston? Background planted rice." A group of American Baptist missionaries sitting in an open cart pushed by one person.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m14
title: View of Andakana village and Mangoro river, Madagascar ca. 1865-1885

description: "Andakana village. Ifody hill in distance". View of village either side of Mangoro river.; John Parrett served as a printer for the London Missionary Society in Madagascar from 1862 to 1885, first at the capital Tananarive [now Antananarivo] then, following a period of furlough in England from 1873 to 1875, at Amparibe. Parrett sailed to Madagascar in 1862 as part of a large missionary party comprising Dr and Mrs Andrew Davidson , Mr and Mrs Robert Toy, schoolmaster Charles Thomas Stagg and Mrs Stagg, Reverend John Duffus and Reverend William Edward Cousins. The party was sent to aid Reverend William Ellis who had pioneered the re-introduction of missionaries to Madagascar in 1862 on the accession of King Radama II to the throne, following the death of Queen Ranavalona I in 1861.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10725
title: Toddy drawer, Andhra Pradesh, India, s.d.

description: "The toddy drawer." Man about to draw toddy from a palm tree; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Highways and Byways in a Hyderabad Circuit" compiled by the Methodist missionary Rev J.C.Knight Anstey (d. 1947) who served in that particular district for 28 years, from 1892 to 1920. It is thought that most of the photographs in the set were taken by Anstey himself during his period of service.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10468
title: Pagoda, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1921

description: "My first pagoda! Village in background. Canal and boat foreground. Saturday trip into country back of Swatow. December 1921." A pagoda in a village near water.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10480
title: Cheerleading-style pyramid, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Pyramid formation from Eng. Pres. Exhibition in Swatow. Mighty fine lot of unique stunts, from 1 to 5 PM. From 3,000 to 5, 000 during the afternoon, coming and going." [now Shantou] A group of young men form a human cheerleader-style pyramid around the parallel bars.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10473
title: Banquet for Swatow Academy football team, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1921

description: "Flashlight of football banquet, school library 1st floor, recitation building. Faculty, team, 17-course dinner. Remains on table. Carman, Capen, P.F.C., Mr. and Mrs. Page et al." A group of people seated around various tables in the midst of a dinner.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10463
title: American Baptist missionaries at conference, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1921

description: "Missionaries at Annual Conference, December 1921." Missionary workers from the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society gathered for a group photo.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10530
title: Pontoon bridge, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Pontoon bridge -- central section of long bridge at Chaochowfu. Bridge is said to be at least 1000 yrs. Old and is probably ½ mile long. Save for central section, composed of massive stone piers, close together, connected with immensely big stone stringers or wooden beams. Each pier is cluttered with shops of all kinds and many piers have big banyan trees growing on them." [now Chaozhou] A bridge on the water, lined on both sides by boats.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10598
title: Faculty student basketball game, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Basketball game at the Academy between teachers and students. We won. PFC at center. Newton Carman at extreme right. Dr. Franklin starting the game by throwing up first ball." A group of men outside a building playing basketball.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10559
title: View of the city, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Another of my prize pictures (sold 50). In distance mts., river, Swatow, bay, steamers. View seen from most any place on hills. Foreground, part compound and surroundings. L to R. native houses, cor. Girls' school, top of hill Capen and Ashmore houses, below cr. Middle, march, roof Carman's, Sherwin Bungalow, East View -- side of hill, 2 hospital buildings, bridge, which leads to East Hill and girls' school site." [now Shantou] A shot of the city, several buildings in the foreground and water behind it.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10633
title: China Inland Mission house, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, 1898

description: "C. I. M. Mission House, Bing-yie, Wenchow.  1898." [now Wenzhou] A two story house, outside it on both the balcony and first floor are many people, both Chinese and Western.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10529
title: Horse sculpture by grave, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1921

description: "Day after Christmas '21 on a hike near Kityang. We climbed the hills in background, had lunch here, visited 2 monasteries, a broken pagoda on top of highest hill. Coming down we found this half-buried stone horse at the side of a grave. Horses are comparatively rare here now. It is spirit horse for departed spirit! L to R, Miss Aston, watering the animal, Mr. Giedt (with shotgun), Miss Bohn, Mabel Lesher, Miss Smith, PFC and 2 hats." A group of missionaries around a sculpture of a spirit horse.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10573
title: Road with telephone poles, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "New and old in Swatow. Background, typical narrow street. Foreground, cutting thru houses for modern wide 'avenue'. Telephone poles and sewer in center of street." [now Shantou] A narrow street lines by houses on both sides, and people walking along.  y.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10460
title: Students lined up for military exercises, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1922

description: "View of part of student body lined up for military drill on playground of Academy, with recitation bldg. in rear." A long line of Swatow Academy students in while uniforms lined up outdoors.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10576
title: Students preparing for public health parade, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1923

description: "June 13 '23. Acad. Students getting ready to go to Swatow -- public health parade. Note 2 dummy flies in foreground." [now Shantou] A large group of students in uniform and ready for a parade to teach about sanitation.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10477
title: Swatow Academy faculty, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 1921

description: "Faculty of Swatow Academy on playground looking North. Path 'home' lies through back in bamboo in center. Names on back of picture. December 1921." [now Shantou]
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10490
title: American Baptist missionaries behind archway, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Three infants of the mission just inside mission gateway all on equal footing. Miss Smith, Miss Bohn (Kityang)?" Two women and Paul F. Cressey stand behind a closed door in an archway.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10526
title: Farewell dinner for American Baptist missionaries, Shantou, Guangdong, China, ca.1921-1923

description: "Same as above (Japanese dinner in Swatow in honor of departure of Mr. and Mrs. Waters. L to R, waiter, Mrs. W, Miss Emily Miller, PFC, Miss Abbie Sanderson, Mr. W. All cooked food in center of table. Sasparilla! Chop sticks in evidence.) Proves that we sat on floor. Pays to wear holeless hosiery!" [now Shantou] A group of missionaries sit around a low table on tatami mats and eat Japanese food.