cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12254
title: Warrou school girls, Guyana, ca. 1934.

description: "Warrou school girls."; 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-m12102
title: Doctor's bungalow and compound, Ilesha, Nigeria, s.d.

description: "The Second Doctor's Bungalow." Doctor's bungalow, on left, and compound at Ilesha Hospital.; 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-m12190
title: The Pollard script, ca. 1949.

description: "The Pollard Miao script." Pollard worked out a set of phonetic signs to fit Miao words known as the Pollard script. He began work on translating the Bible and hymnbook and, after his death, the British and Foreign Bible Society published the New Testament in the Miao language.; 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-m12093
title: Village chiefs paying obeisance, Ilesha, Nigeria, s.d.

description: "Chiefs bowing before the Owa."; 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-m12200
title: Miao farmer ploughing, south west China, ca. 1949.

description: "Farmer ploughing."; 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-m12178
title: East gate, Zhaotong, south west China, ca. 1949.

description: "East gate, Chaotong." The East gate in Zhaotong through which came Miao tribesmen looking for Samuel Pollard ca. 1904.; 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-m12188
title: Church at Stone Gateway [Shimenkan], south west China, ca. 1949.

description: "Coming out of Church." Group of villagers outside the church.; 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-m59721
title: Orphan girl dressed for winter, Fushun, China, 1934

description: Photograph of young girl dressed in a padded coat standing outdoors in the snow in Fushun, China. She has two long braids. There are brick buildings in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59713
title: Two young orphans dressed in white, Fushun, China, 1934

description: Photograph of two young orphan girls dressed up in white dresses with veils for the Fushun May procession. They stand side by side in the sunlight outside an open door of a brick building.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59763
title: Maryknoll Sister with family, Fushun, China, 1939

description: Photograph of a Maryknoll Sister with an elderly woman holding a child and another younger woman. They are standing in front of a wooden gate. The Sister holds a white piece of paper in her hands. The landscape in the rear reveals structures and bare trees.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59644
title: Group portrait of clergy before journey to  Eucharistic Congress, Japan, ca. 1937

description: "A distinguished group of Eucharistic Congress pilgrims pose for the camerman - taken outside of Dr. Briggs' Cathedral at Utsu. You recognize, of course, Archbishop Mitty (in center, rear). On his left, Bishop Quinn of Texas; Fr. Whitte; on his right, Fr. Albert, N.Y.; Mons. Boland, Pittston, PA. Squatting, Fr. Rothleuf, Bronx (with cane); Japanese catechist." Photo from Fr. Joseph Daly, MM, Apr. 1937.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m12212
title: The Demerara river at Georgetown, Guyana, ca. 1934.

description: "The Demerara river at Georgetown."; 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-m12187
title: Buildings at Stone Gateway [Shimenkan], south west China, ca. 1949.

description: "Nearer view of Stone Gateway." Buildings depicted include school, church, the missionary's house and the school swimming bath. Near these buildings is the hospital and , further away, the leprosy home and the orphanage.; 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-m59575
title: Portrait of a young Japanese woman posing next to a stone lion dog statue, Japan, ca. 1930-1950

description: Photograph of young Japanese woman posing next to a stone lion dog statue. She carries a bundle of sticks on her back and carries a tool in her right hand. To the left is a stone staircase.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59717
title: Young child at orphanange, Fushun, China, 1934

description: Photograph of young child standing outside a building. She is dressed in a dress with pants, plain shoes and a simple apron over all her clothes. The clothes appear to be padded. Her hands are bare.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59641
title: Group portrait of a Benedictine Father with Japanese converts, Japan, ca. 1938

description: Photograph of a Benedictine Father with a group of twenty women and children who are converts to Catholicism. They have gathered outdoors in front of a brick building for this group portrait. Photo from Fr. Morris, MM, May 1938.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59719
title: Two young children at orphanange, Fushun, China, 1934

description: Photograph of two young girls at the orphanage in Fushun, China. Both girls are dressed in colorful print dresses. One holds a toy animal. Behind them is a brick building. Their figures cast long shadows on the ground.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59720
title: Young child at orphanange, Fushun, China, 1934

description: Photograph of young child seated outside against a brick wall eating from a bowl with chopsticks.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59667
title: Maryknoll Sisters help patient with tooth problem, Fushun, China, 1939

description: Photograph of a woman with a bad tooth being helped by two Maryknoll Sisters. The woman is seated out doors and the Sisters appear to be treating the tooth. The Sisters are in white habits and hold instuments connected to dentistry.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59733
title: Portrait of Fr. Vwith and two Japanese boys, Tokyo, Japan, ca. 1900-1920

description: Photograph of Fr. Vwith of Tokyo and two Japanese boys posing in front of a painted background depicting boats on a river.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59662
title: A wedding party, Fushun, China, April 23, 1940

description: Photograph of a wedding party outside. The wedding party with the mother-in-law, Mrs. Want in the background and Mr. T'ien, Martha's protestant uncle. The little girl with white apron is Li Malia, Francis' sister. The bride has a large ornamented headpiece with two fabric pieces trailing down the side and the attendants are holding the fabric. The groom appears to the bride's left.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59740
title: Family standing in front of a wooden gate, Fushun, China, 1939

description: Photograph of two women standing outdoors in front of a wood gate. The older of the two women holds a baby. The younger woman smiles at the camera.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59716
title: Young girl at orphanange, Fushun, China, 1940

description: Photograph of young girl who is outside. She stands in an open area. In the background are buildings and a brick wall. She smiles for the camera.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59672
title: Two Maryknoll Sisters with children, Fushun, China, 1940

description: Photograph two Maryknoll Sisters outside a building. Standing with them are two young girls. One of them is holding a small baby. The baby is wrapped in a blanket and has a hat on. The sun is shining.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59729
title: Portrait of Rev. Bro. August Walter, S.M., Japan, ca. 1910-1930

description: Photograph of "Rev. Bro. August Walter, S.M., St. Joseph College, Yokohama, Japan." In this portrait he wears glasses and three medals pinned to his suit jacket.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59732
title: Portrait of Fr. Steichen, Tokyo, Japan, ca. 1900-1920

description: Photograph of "Fr. Steichen, Tokyo." He stands outside wearing a dark overcoat. His fingers are intertwined. In the background is a wall of a brick building.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59728
title: Fr. Tomizawa touring Etruscan tombs outside Orvieto, Italy, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of "Fr. Tomizawa, Japanese priest of Kyoto Prefecture, at Etruscan tombs outside Orvieto, Italy."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59561
title: Portrait of catechist's bride, Kyoto, Japan, ca. 1939

description: Photograph of a Japanese bride. She sits outdoors dressed in a bridal kimono looking down at her hands in her lap. "Bride of catechist." Photo from Bro. Clement, circa 1939.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59552
title: Portrait of a Japanese woman dressed in a kimono holding an open parasol over her head, Japan, ca. 1930-1950

description: Photograph of a Japanese woman dressed in a kimono holding an open parasol over her head. She stands in front of a concrete wall, turning her head to look at the photographer who is to her right.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59638
title: Portrait of Rev. Nicholas Walter, S.M., Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of "Rev. Nicholas Walter S.M. one of the five pioneer Brothers of Mary in Japan. Died at Star of the Sea Church, Nagasaki, April 17, 1931."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59636
title: Archbishop Marella and Father Totsuka, Kyoto, Japan, ca. 1938

description: Photograph of "Archbishop Marella, Ap. Del. and Father Totsuka, nature padre plus the parrot." The smiling Archbishop stands to the left of the birdcage. Fr. Totsuka stands to the right. The parrot sits on top of the cage. Photo from Bro. Clement, Aug. 1938.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59654
title: Archbishop Chambon feeding pigeons, Tokyo, Japan, ca. 1937

description: Photograph of Archbishop Chambon feeding pigeons in Tokyo. Photo from Bro. Clement, May 1937.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59731
title: Portrait of Fr. Villon, Japan, ca. 1900-1920

description: Photograph of "Fr. Villon, 'The Sage of Osaka.'" He sits at a table covered with books and small boxes. Behind him is a set of doors.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10427
title: Home of history author, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, ca.1943

description: "Residence No. 9 -- Mr. and Mrs. Teng Chih-cheng. This is a somewhat more distinctive type of better Chinese home, located immediately outside south gate of the campus. Mr. Teng, the present occupant, is one of the most scholarly members of our faculty. He comes from an old official family and is best known for his widely-read books on China's Frontier History and present problems. US $3,500.00".  The front entry of a Chinese house.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1093
title: Group portrait of South India Committee, Madras, India, 1897.

description: "S. India Commitee. L.M.S. Madras. 1897". Group portrait of missionary personnel, wives and children in front of house.; One of 89 albumen prints mounted on 27 loose album pages, taken or compiled by Sarah Goffin, wife of L.M.S. missionary, Herbert James Goffin (1850-1932). Sarah Goffin sailed to India following her marriage in 1878 and spent the next eleven years at the L.M.S. station at Vizianagaram, before moving on to other districts in India.  Engravings based on a number of these photographs appear in the Chronicle of the London Missionary Society, including 1886 and 1888.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11647
title: Building a model church, Jojoima, Sierra Leone, ca. 1927-28.

description: "School boys building a Model Church." Jojoima school boys building a model church.; 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-m11322
title: Poor urban housing, India,1924.

description: "Cleaning the roads." Sweepers and poor urban housing in a south Indian city.; 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-m60266
title: Three boys playing stone, shears, wood, Japan, ca. 1932

description: Photograph of three Japanese boys crouching down playing "stone, shears, wood (a Japanese children's game played everywhere)." The boy on the left wears a floral print kimono and forms the stone shape with his right hand. The boy on the right wears a diamond print kimono and forms the wood shape with his left hand. The boy in the center wears a light color kimono and looks at the boy on the left.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m60151
title: Two fishermen in a small boat, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of two fishermen standing in a small boat. At one end a man wearing a hat holds a net. At the other end, a second man guides the boat with a pole. A perfect reflection of the pair can be seen on the water's calm surface.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5761
title: Construction of new monument near South Street, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, ca.1925-1935

description: Monument being erected on the ground formerly occupied by the structure called 'South Gate'. The flower beds, winding road, looking in toward South street, and monument form Foochow's new 'Washington Square'.  Widening South Street
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m6018
title: Msgr. Merel at Guangdong, China, [s.d.]

description: This is a photograph of Msgr. Merel at Kwangtung [now Guangdong]. He is wearing a black cassock with a sash around the waist, and a large cross.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m6014
title: Fr. Verhaighe at China, [s.d.]

description: This is a photograph of Fr. Verhaighe of Belgian Foreign Missions. He wears round glasses and has a  long curly beard. The location is unknown.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2960
title: Woman spinning thread, Fujian, China, ca. 1920-1930

description: "A woman at work in the house [spinning] thread. You can see the usual cluttered appearance of the house."  A woman is seated inside a building using a spinning device.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m6017
title: Msgr. Merel at Guangdong, China, [s.d.]

description: This is a photograph of Msgr. Merel at Kwangtung [now Guangdong]. He is walking down a side walk wearing a black cassock with a sash around the waist, a large cross and a hat.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2961
title: Wedding chair being carried down narrow alley, Fujian, China, ca.1920-1930

description: "Wedding chair in narrow alley"  Several men are carrying an ornate wedding chair.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m60127
title: Man walking along a dirt road through a forest, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of a man walking along a dirt road through a forest. The man's back faces the camera. He wears a hat. Lining both sides of the road are tall trees.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m60147
title: Japanese sailing ships on the water, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of Japanese sailing ships on the water as seen from the sandy shore. In the background on the left hand side of the photograph two people sit on the beach watching the ships.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2963
title: Children carrying products on poles, Fujian, China, ca.1920-1930

description: "Child labor."  Three young children are shown on a set of stairs on a street.  They are each carrying packages on poles balanced over their shoulders.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m60160
title: Rock outcrops, Japan, ca. 1920/1940

description: Photograph of rock outcrops in a large body of water. Trees grow on top of a few outcrops. Small waves break against the bottoms.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2562
title: Missionaries swimming at Kuling resort, Lushan, Jiangxi, China, ca.1929

description: "Kuling Swimming Pool" "Dr. Pott, standing."  Children in natural pool. Women in white dresses and hats sitting by. Dr. Pott standing, wearing suit and white pith helmet.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m60126
title: Stone staircase in a forest, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of a stone staircase headed uphill through a forest. It is lined on both sides by tall trees.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m60295
title: Seven graduates from Brothers of Mary School, Nagasaki, Japan, ca. 1910-1930

description: Photograph of seven graduates from Brothers of Mary School. In this formal portrait, three of the seven boys sit with arms folded and four boys stand behind them. Dressed in traditional clothing, the group poses in front of a painted background.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m2535
title: Missionary children playing, Zouping Xian, Shanxi, China, 1895

description: "CBJ, HJ,Tsou Ping 1895" Hilda and Cedric Jones, children of missionary Alfred G. Jones, are shown riding on a goat-drawn cart.  Several other children and two Chinese men are in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11356
title: Evangelist and congregation outside a church, south India, 1924.

description: "Up from the depths." Evangelist, missionary and congregation outside 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-m10426
title: Home of Chinese faculty member, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, ca.1943

description: "Residence No. 8-a -- Mr. And Mrs. Ouyang Hsiang. Mr. Hsiang is one of the Chinese members of the Department of Education. US $2,500.00".  A traditional style Chinese home, with greenery in the courtyard.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11329
title: Training college for evangelists,  India, 1924.

description: "Where they are trained." Students and tutor at a training college for evangelists.; 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-m11340
title: Missionaries talking to Indian sweepers, south India, 1924

description: "Independence." Missionaries talking to Indian sweepers in south 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-m11330
title: American college,  India, 1924.

description: "An American college." An American college in southern India, possibly for theology.; 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-m11332
title: Methodist industrial school, Tumkur, India, 1924.

description: "Methodist Industrial School."  School at Tumkur chiefly teaching carpentry.; 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-m11347
title: Bishop's bungalow, Mysore, India, 1924.

description: "The Bishop's Bungalow." Bungalow belonging to the Anglican Bishop of 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-m10635
title: Shoe mender, Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China, 1900

description: "Chinese Shoe Mender, Shanghai, 1900." An older man crouched down with the tools to fix shoes around him.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10620
title: China Inland Mission missionaries at home, Shanghai, China, 1900

description: "Our Shanghai Home, 1900." A group of men and women posing for a photo in front of a house.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11365
title: An American mission compound, south India, 1924.

description: "An American compound." An American mission compound in southern India. On the left is the church, on the right the school buildings and, in the center, the 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.