cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11345
title: American Methodist Church, Chennai, India, 1924.

description: "American Methodist Church."; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11359
title: High school,south India, 1924.

description: "A Congregationalist School."; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10810
title: Garden at Ginling College, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 1919

description: "The Garden, 1919, Ginling College, Nanking, China." Six Chinese women stand on a pathway through a garden. Archways go over the path at regular intervals.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12228
title: Elderly Methodist woman, Guyana, s.d.

description: "An aged Methodist at her garden gate."  Member of Methodist Church standing at her garden gate.; One of a set of lantern slides entitled "The Land of the Water Lily (British Guiana)" compiled by F. 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. Guiana [Guyana] became a British possession in 1802. Methodist missionary activity in what was then known as Demerara dates from the early Nineteenth century.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11351
title: Anglican Theological College, Mysore, India, 1924.

description: "Episcopal Theological College." Teaching block of Anglican theological college at Mysore.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11323
title: A city street, India, 1924.

description: "On their lawful occasions." Typical city street in southern India.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11438
title: Roadside scene near Porto-Novo, Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "A High Road near Porto Novo."  Typical roadside scene in Dahomey [Benin].; 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-m10808
title: Cooks in Ginling College kitchen, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 1919

description: "School Amahs -- Ginling Kitchen -- 1919." Three women in a large kitchen at various food preparation tasks.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11430
title: Two boys, Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "Two Dahomey boys." Two Dahomey [Benin] youths possibly photographed in Porto-Norvo.; 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-m11335
title: Home for young children, south India, 1924.

description: "Miss Mellor and her babies."  Home for young children with superintendent (Miss Mellors) and visiting missionaries, one with small son.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11326
title: Hindu festival, India, 1924.

description: "At the festival." Hindu festival in an Indian village.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11327
title: Village gods, India, 1924.

description: "The Guardians of the Village."  Village idols.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10631
title: View of the city, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, 1901

description: "Outside the East Gate, Wenchow, 1901." In margins:  "Pagoda on Hill."; "The Canal"; "The River"; "The Creek."  [now Wenzhou] A wide shot of the city, showing various buildings and the river and hills in the background
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m116
title: View of Ilafy village,  Madagascar, ca.1865-1885

description: "In Ilàfy Village" View showing house to the left, stone walls and stone steps leading up to group in distance.; 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-m11331
title: Methodist High School, Bangalore,  India, 1924.

description: "At Bangalore." Methodist High School at Bangalore during the vacation.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11333
title: Agricultural training establishment, south India, 1924.

description: "Congregationalist Industrial School." School teaching farming methods in southern India.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11164
title: Cart drawn by two bullocks, Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "Double Bullock Cart". Bullock cart being used to transport good. Estimated spped was 2 miles per hour.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m112
title: Prime Minister's House, Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca.1865-1885

description: "Prime Minister's House". View of palace and surrounding buildings.; 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-m11203
title: Methodist pilgrims, Sri Lanka s.d.

description: "Methodist Pilgrims".; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11158
title: Group of elephants,  Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "Alas; my poor brother". Group of elephants surround a dead elephant.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11190
title: Methodist Church, Trincomalee, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "Methodist Church Trincomalie". Evangelist and wife seen outside the Methodist Church at Trincomalee.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11321
title: City street, India, 1924

description: "A City Street. " A city street in south India, showing carved statue of a bull "Nandi" and water tank.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11150
title: Missionary health resort, Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "Nuwara Eliya (City of Light)". Resort in the mountains used by missionaries in hot weather.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11339
title: Village deputation, south India, 1924.

description: "Give us an Evangelist." Villagers visiting a mission compound with a request for an evangelist.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11368
title: A city street, south India, 1924

description: "How the poor live."; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11455
title: House on stilts,  Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "House on piles."  House raised four or five feet above ground as a precaution against river flooding. In the foreground a fetish hut can be seen also on piles.; 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-m11168
title: Kandyan tom-tom beaters, Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "The Orchestra".  Group of Singhalese drummers.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10613
title: China Inland Mission missionaries, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, ca.1900

description: Main photo:  "Dr. & Mrs. Hogg.  Wenchow, China -- and their three Children" Smaller photos: "Amah"; "Duncan"; "Mrs. Hogg"; "Grundy"; "Missspink [sic]"; "Searl Upward Doherty"  [now Wenzhou] A composite  of photos of various missionaries.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11426
title: Man and bas-reliefs on walls of royal palace, Abomey, Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "Bas-reliefs on Palace walls." Bas-relief showing an Amazon warrior with prisoner.; 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-m11156
title: River scene,  Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "Ratnapura". River scene near Ratnapura.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11325
title: Twentieth-century Hindu temple, India, 1924.

description: "A modern temple." Modern Hindu temple.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11357
title: Missionary bungalow,south India, 1924.

description: "A Missionary bungalow."; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11343
title: American College Chapel, south India, 1924.

description: "An American College Chapel."; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11354
title: Missionary bullock cart in Indian town, south India, 1924.

description: "Raw material." Bullock car in an Indian street.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11342
title: Anglican church, Nazareth, Tamil Nadu, India, 1924.

description: "The Church at Nazareth."; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11360
title: Leprosy centre, Dichpalli, Andhra Pradesh, India, 1924.

description: "The Assembly Hall at Dichpalli."; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11341
title: School well, Pasumalai,Tamil Nadu, India, 1924.

description: "The School Well." Group of boys at the well.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Union of Churches in South India" by Rev Dr W.F. Lofthouse. Dr Lofthouse visited India between January and March 1924 as conference delegate to the Methodist districts in South India, on the proposed scheme for union with the Anglican Dioceses and the South India United Church. The photographs in this set were taken during his visit.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11657
title: "Devil" and attendants, Jojoima, Sierra Leone, ca. 1927-28.

description: "The Big Devil and attendants."; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Daybreak in Mendiland"  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. Mendiland is in the south west of Sierra Leone, the home of Mende-speaking people.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11159
title: Capturing elephants,  Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "Captured". Taming a wild elephant.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11453
title: Lagoon, Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "A River-like Lagoon"  Village life along a lagoon in Benin.; 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-m11454
title: Village on the River Ouémé, Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "A Village in the Ouémé."  Houses built on piles as a precaution against flooding. The area had a flourishing pot-making industry.; 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-m10796
title: Early students from Ginling, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 1918

description: "A happy 1st class. At the Ginling Pavilion, Cepen Air Gymnasium-1918.  6 members, but 5 graduates in 1919. Y.T. Lee -- left, Y.T. Lin, Y. F. Un (?), En-tsi Ren, Dong Nyoh-Zoen, Mauy (?) Tang." Six Chinese women in traditional dress seated on a low wall in a garden.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11191
title: Gigantic statue of Buddha, Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "A Giant Buddha". The statue has been carved from a single stone.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11182
title: Priests leaving a Buddhist temple, Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "A Buddhist Temple".  Priests leaving a Buddhist temple.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11625
title: Women making baskets, Sierra Leone, ca. 1927-28.

description: "Basket making."  Mende women making baskets.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Daybreak in Mendiland"  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. Mendiland is in the south west of Sierra Leone, the home of Mende-speaking people.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11167
title: Kandyan chief, Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "A Kandyan Chief". A Kandyan chief with wife, retainers and regalia.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11461
title: Village at Dassa-zoumé, Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "Dassa Zoume Village."  Dassa villagers seen in their village at the foot of hill. The bee-hive shaped structures are shrines. In the rear is a banana plantation.; 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-m11160
title: Elephants hauling a load,  Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "A Heavy Load".; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11163
title: Missionary bullock-cart, Sri Lanka, s.d.

description: "A Bullock Hackery".  A form of transport used by missionaries. Estimated speed was 6 to 9 miles per hour.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "Ceylon, a fascinating field" revised by Rev. A.S. Beaty in 1942. Arthur Stanley Beaty (1883-1970) was a Methodist missionary in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] from 1906 to 1939.