cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11645
title: Paramount chief and former regent of Jojoima, Sierra Leone, ca. 1927-28.

description: "Paramount chief and ex-regent of Jojoima." The old man on the left is Moriwai, former Regent of Jojoima. Although a Muslim, he welcomed the first Methodist missionaries to Jojoima ca. 1920 and granted around 30 acres of land for a mission house, church and school.  The figure on the right later became the paramount chief and regularly attended  services in the mission 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-m10537
title: Burmese monk with Missionary's daughter,   Myanmar, s.d.

description: Burmese monk with Missionary's daughter.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Kingdom in Burma"  compiled by Rev Frank E Skinner  who served as a missionary with the [Wesleyan] Methodist Missionary Society in Burma from 1916 to 1930. The Wesleyan Methodist mission to Burma started shortly after the British annexation of Upper Burma in 1886. The pioneer missionaries were W. Ripley Winston and Arthur H. Bestall who established a mission in Mandalay in 1887/8. Due to strongly-rooted Buddhist beliefs the mission made slow progress. However, a Home for Lepers in Mandalay was built in 1890 and mission stations eventually opened in  Pakkokku, Kyaukse and Monywa. Work was also carried out among the Taungthus people in the Shan Hills.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59675
title: Group of orphans playing, Fushun, China, ca. 1935

description: Photograph of a group of orphan children playing in the yard. Two children stand watching as another child holds a smaller child in her lap. She is seated on a wooden box. There are piles of dirt near them. There is a brick wall behind them. The sun is shining and they are dressed in quilted warm clothing.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10535
title: Three village Christians,  Myanmar, s.d.

description: Three village Christians, one holding a copy of the Methodist missionary periodical "Foreign Field".; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Kingdom in Burma"  compiled by Rev Frank E Skinner  who served as a missionary with the [Wesleyan] Methodist Missionary Society in Burma from 1916 to 1930. The Wesleyan Methodist mission to Burma started shortly after the British annexation of Upper Burma in 1886. The pioneer missionaries were W. Ripley Winston and Arthur H. Bestall who established a mission in Mandalay in 1887/8. Due to strongly-rooted Buddhist beliefs the mission made slow progress. However, a Home for Lepers in Mandalay was built in 1890 and mission stations eventually opened in  Pakkokku, Kyaukse and Monywa. Work was also carried out among the Taungthus people in the Shan Hills.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10538
title: Church at Kyaukse, Myanmar, s.d.

description: Church at Kyaukse. The church is built from stone from nearby quarries. A women's auxiliary was formed here in 1926.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Kingdom in Burma"  compiled by Rev Frank E Skinner  who served as a missionary with the [Wesleyan] Methodist Missionary Society in Burma from 1916 to 1930. The Wesleyan Methodist mission to Burma started shortly after the British annexation of Upper Burma in 1886. The pioneer missionaries were W. Ripley Winston and Arthur H. Bestall who established a mission in Mandalay in 1887/8. Due to strongly-rooted Buddhist beliefs the mission made slow progress. However, a Home for Lepers in Mandalay was built in 1890 and mission stations eventually opened in  Pakkokku, Kyaukse and Monywa. Work was also carried out among the Taungthus people in the Shan Hills.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10534
title: Missionary outside village hut,  Myanmar, s.d.

description: Mathodist missionary outside village hut where he has spent the night whilst on itineration.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Kingdom in Burma"  compiled by Rev Frank E Skinner  who served as a missionary with the [Wesleyan] Methodist Missionary Society in Burma from 1916 to 1930. The Wesleyan Methodist mission to Burma started shortly after the British annexation of Upper Burma in 1886. The pioneer missionaries were W. Ripley Winston and Arthur H. Bestall who established a mission in Mandalay in 1887/8. Due to strongly-rooted Buddhist beliefs the mission made slow progress. However, a Home for Lepers in Mandalay was built in 1890 and mission stations eventually opened in  Pakkokku, Kyaukse and Monywa. Work was also carried out among the Taungthus people in the Shan Hills.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10686
title: The station at Aleru, Andhra Pradesh, India, s.d.

description: "An Indian village railway station."  Aleru was the headquarters of one of the MMS circuits in Hyderabad State. The station was on the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway constructed during the 1870s.; 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-m11457
title: An evangelist at the church door,  Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "Evangelist Wusu at the Church Door."  Evangelist at the entrance to a Methodist church. The church is raised on piles as a precaution against flooding. The evangelist, Moise Wusu Yan Sunnu, was the son of a heathen priest and priestess.; 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-m10544
title: Lushai Church, Myanmar, ca. 1930s

description: Many of the Lushai people living in the Lushai [Mizo] hills in North East India were converted to Protestant Christianity by the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Mission. In 1918  a small party of Lushai Christians came to live in the valley of the Myittha, a tributary of the River Chindwin. This group of 400 living in eight villages, each with its own church, elected in 1925 to become members of the Burmese Methodist Church.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Kingdom in Burma"  compiled by Rev Frank E Skinner  who served as a missionary with the [Wesleyan] Methodist Missionary Society in Burma from 1916 to 1930. The Wesleyan Methodist mission to Burma started shortly after the British annexation of Upper Burma in 1886. The pioneer missionaries were W. Ripley Winston and Arthur H. Bestall who established a mission in Mandalay in 1887/8. Due to strongly-rooted Buddhist beliefs the mission made slow progress. However, a Home for Lepers in Mandalay was built in 1890 and mission stations eventually opened in  Pakkokku, Kyaukse and Monywa. Work was also carried out among the Taungthus people in the Shan Hills.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m11463
title: Village Church and congregation, Benin, ca. 1925-26.

description: "Church and congregation at Modji." A group of Dassa villagers standing in front of the mud and thatch church.; 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-m59761
title: Maryknoll Sister and child, Fushun, China, 1932

description: Photograph of Maryknoll Sister with a small child. The Sister is kneeling on one knee and smiling at the child, who is standing. The child is wearing warm quilted clothes and is outside. There is a brick wall behind them.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10532
title: Group of Burmese Christians,  Monywa,  Myanmar, s.d.

description: Burmese Methodists leaving morning prayer meeting.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Kingdom in Burma"  compiled by Rev Frank E Skinner  who served as a missionary with the [Wesleyan] Methodist Missionary Society in Burma from 1916 to 1930. The Wesleyan Methodist mission to Burma started shortly after the British annexation of Upper Burma in 1886. The pioneer missionaries were W. Ripley Winston and Arthur H. Bestall who established a mission in Mandalay in 1887/8. Due to strongly-rooted Buddhist beliefs the mission made slow progress. However, a Home for Lepers in Mandalay was built in 1890 and mission stations eventually opened in  Pakkokku, Kyaukse and Monywa. Work was also carried out among the Taungthus people in the Shan Hills.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59597
title: Japanese man and his horse standing on a riverbank, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of a Japanese man standing with his horse on a riverbank. In the distance behind them is a snow-capped mountain.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59598
title: Man fishing in a river, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of a man fishing in a river. He sits in a low boat with his back to the camera. He smokes a pipe. On the far side of the river is a village.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59607
title: Japanese man embroidering a piece of silk, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of a Japanese man embroidering a piece of silk. The silk is stretched on a wood frame. The embroidery threads are stacked at the far end of the frame.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59660
title: Group of parishoners from the Japanese Mission, Fushun, China, 1936

description: Photograph of a group of parishoners at the Japanese Mission in Fushun, China. They are standing outside in a play area with swings in the background. There are many children in Japanese attire. There are two Maryknoll Priests and two Maryknoll Sisters in the photo.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59593
title: Japanese man wearing a straw coat walking through a forest, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of a Japanese man wearing a straw coat and woven hat walking through a forest.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59657
title: Group of adults from the Chorus Club, Fushun, China, ca. 1930

description: Photograph of a group who are members of Sr. Eva's Chorus Club at the Japanese Mission in Fushun, China. Women seated in the front row wear traditional Japanese Kimono's. The second row of women appear to be wearing western attire. The men are wearing suits and ties.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59680
title: Two young orphans, Fushun, China, 1935

description: Photograph of two young orphans standing outside in the sunshine. They stand side by side and are dressed in quilted clothing to keep warm. They appear to be looking at something in the foreground that is not visible in the photograph.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10687
title: Farm land near Aleru, Andhra Pradesh, India, s.d.

description: "Ploughing."  Agricultural workers and bullocks ploughing farmland land near Aleru. The most common crop in the area was castor oil seeds.; 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-m59776
title: Trappist Priests, Novices and Brothers, Hakodate, Japan, ca. 1900-1920

description: Photograph of "Priests, Novices, and Brothers. Fr. Benedict, young priest standing to left, speaks English. He is helping me with Japanese. Fr. Victorinus, just from Holland, other priests are French. Novices and Brothers all Japanese. Trappist monastery - Hakodate."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59596
title: Traveler standing between two buildings, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of a traveler standing between two buildings. He wears a hat and holds a walking stick in his right hand. His back faces the camera.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59605
title: Portrait of Kiyozumi Tso, Japan, June 1, 1931

description: Photograph of "Kiyozumi Iso, age 27, June 1, 1931, 2 pm." In this portrait he sits on a horse and wears western clothing.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.18046400
title: Metabolomics Data.xlsx

description: Untargeted metabolomics on serum from healthy controls and COVID patients
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5967
title: Fr. Jarreau visits chapel destroyed by fire at Guangzhou, China, 1914

description: This is a photograph of "Fr. Jarreau in Canton [now Guangzhou] looking sadly at the chapel destroyed by incendiary fire."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10536
title: Teaching training college, Kyaukse,  Myanmar, s.d.

description: Teacher training college for women, Kyaukse, near Mandalay.; From a set of lantern slides entitled "The Kingdom in Burma"  compiled by Rev Frank E Skinner  who served as a missionary with the [Wesleyan] Methodist Missionary Society in Burma from 1916 to 1930. The Wesleyan Methodist mission to Burma started shortly after the British annexation of Upper Burma in 1886. The pioneer missionaries were W. Ripley Winston and Arthur H. Bestall who established a mission in Mandalay in 1887/8. Due to strongly-rooted Buddhist beliefs the mission made slow progress. However, a Home for Lepers in Mandalay was built in 1890 and mission stations eventually opened in  Pakkokku, Kyaukse and Monywa. Work was also carried out among the Taungthus people in the Shan Hills.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5964
title: Bp. Choulet at Shenyang, China, 1917

description: This is a photograph of "Bp. Choulet, his predecessor was Msgr. Laurent Guillon."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5953
title: Lama priests from temple near North wall of Tartar City at Beijing, China, 1937

description: This is a photograph of "Lama priests from the famous Lama Temple near the north wall of the Tartar City on Hatamen Street. It is the temple in which you must have seen the immense statue of a buddha which stands sixty feet high and is said to be made from the trunk of a single tree. This is the most important Lama Temple in the city and it is during the official services [e.g. at 4 p.m. daily during the chanting of prayers] that the curious headgear is worn."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59610
title: Portrait of Baron Y. Sakatani of Iokyo, Japan, ca. 1930-1939

description: Photograph of "Baron Y. Sakatani of Iokyo."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59601
title: Japanese man taking water from a well, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of a Japanese man using a long-handled cup to take water from a well. He stands on a platform made of bamboo and holds a bucket in his left hand.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10396
title: Site for a reservoir, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "The Wen Yu Ho prepared[?] and reservoir site looking down stream toward dam site." An area of land prepared to become a reservoir.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59588
title: Japanese cooper assembling a bucket, Japan, August 1932

description: Photograph of a "cooper, Japan, 8/32." He sits on the floor of a workshop with a mallet in his right hand. He is assembling a bucket.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59592
title: Portrait of a Japanese man smoking, Japan, August 1932

description: Photograph of a Japanese man smoking. He holds the pipe in his right hand, sits on a raised wooden floor and looks to his right. "Contentment, August 1932."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59777
title: Group at Trappist scholasticate, Shindembaru, Japan, ca. 1900-1920

description: Photograph of "the group at the Trappist Scholasticate, Shindembaru. Hakodate." The group poses in front of a gateway to a field. Topping the gateway is a piece of metalwork.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10370
title: Camels ready for riding, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, ca.1924

description: A group of camels wearing saddles and bridles.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10400
title: City wall from a distance at Wen Shui, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "Wen Shui, Shansi, Reynolds in center,  July 1924."  A long view of the city wall, with Paul Reynolds standing near the ploughed fields in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59612
title: Japanese man spinning the prayer wheel, Japan, August 1932

description: Photograph of a Japanese man "spinning the prayer wheel, August 1932."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5955
title: Two priests at Guangdong, China, 1909

description: This is a photograph of Fr. Bourdin D'Arcy posed for a portrait with another man. One is seated and the other standing. Both are bearded and hold fans.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59609
title: Japanese man embroidering a piece of printed silk, Japan, August 1932

description: Photograph of a Japanese man embroidering a piece of printed silk. "A delicate task, August 1932."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10372
title: Head of a river, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, ca.1924

description: "Where navigation starts [for the] Fen Hor valley near [?] 40 li above Taiyuan fu." A bridge along the bank of a river.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10401
title: City wall at Wen Shui, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "Wen Shui, Shansi, July 1924." The wall from afar.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10392
title: Rope across Fen Ho river, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "A Fen Ho crossing, July 1924." A rope is held up by logs to cross the river. On the closer side of the river a small boat is docked, and several people are working on both sides of the water.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10398
title: Bridge over dry riverbed, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "The Wen Yu Ho Bridge, July 1924." A brick bridge with arches spanning a dry riverbed.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10371
title: Motor road in Fenyang, Shanxi, China, ca.1924

description: "Fenchow Motor Road -- Near Taiyuan." [now Fenyang]  A smooth road alongside a field.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59591
title: Portrait of a Japanese man smoking, Japan, August 1932

description: Photograph of a Japanese man smoking. He holds the pipe in his right hand, sits on a raised wooden floor and looks at the camera. "Eh? August 1932"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10395
title: Irrigation ditch, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "An irrigation ditch near [?], July 1924." A ditch for irrigation dug into the ground.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10384
title: Livestock by the Fen Ho river, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, ca.1924

description: "Where the Fen Ho leaves the hills 40 li north of Taiyuan fu." A herd of sheep and/or goats by the waterfront.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10399
title: City wall at Wen Shui, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "Wen Shui, Shansi, Reynolds in foreground,  July 1924." A fortress style wall with a tower.  Outside it is a field.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59595
title: Cobbler, Japan, August 1932

description: Photograph of a Japanese cobbler making a pair of geta sandals. "Half-soles and rubber heals while you wait. August 1932"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10393
title: Wooden bridge across Fen Ho  river, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "Bridge over Fen Ho, Near Taiyuan, July 1924." A wooden foot bridge for crossing the river.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10394
title: Bridge over Taiku, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: Wooden Bridge over Taiku, Taiyuan Motor Road, July 1924.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10390
title: Bridge out of commission on the Fen Ho River, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "Old Fen Ho Bridge -- useless because of change in channel."  A wooden bridge perched on sand by the water.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10397
title: Dam site, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "The dam site in Wen Yu Ho valley looking up river, July 1924." A river winding among a valley, the site of a future dam.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5952
title: Fr. Robert Cairns, MM and others at Christmas at Guangzhou, China, 1939

description: This is a photograph of a Fr. Robert Cairns, MM, citizens and navy men celebrating Christmas in style. Some wear tuxedos, some suits and some sailor uniforms. They sit at long set tables.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5972
title: Passionist priests from Shaozhou, China, 1929

description: This is a photograph of "The 'gang' from the Western Province of Shuichow [now Shaozhou]. Standing Frs. Nickolas and Cyprian. Seated Frs. Walter [RIP], Anthony, William, Gregory, Francis."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10386
title: Waves in the Fen Ho river, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "Waves caused by sand boils in Fen Ho, July 1924." Mounds of sand poking up in the river trigger waves.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10391
title: Man walking by bank of Fen Ho River, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1924

description: "[?] along Fen Ho near Pingyau, July 1924."  A man holding a shovel over his shoulder walking by the edge of the water.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59615
title: Japanese man carrying baskets of vegetables, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Colorized postcard of a Japanese man dressed in a straw coat and woven hat carrying eight baskets of vegetables suspened from a pole.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59603
title: Body of deceased Japanese man laid out before the family altar, Hakodate, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of the body of a deceased Japanese man laid out before the family altar. "Japan - Hakodate. Well-to-do Catholics try to have in their houses a small altar on which are exposed all objects of piety and before which they say their morning and evening prayers. In this house they do not forget their Boston benefactor. Fr. Araja"
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59590
title: Porecelains shop, Japan, ca. 1911

description: Colorized postcard of a "porecelains shop." A man sits in the middle of the shop examining a plate.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10340
title: Education extension project of Harwood Bible Training School , Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1937

description: "An Extension Project in the village of Shih Ta: In this building, loaned to us by the village, we have a school for girls (the teacher, one of our graduates and now a member of our school faculty, second form left) We also run a dispensary, our school nurse going out 3 times each week." Men, women, and two small children stand in front of a building.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m5970
title: Fr. Heraud at Guangxi, China, 1929

description: This is a photograph of "Fr. Heraud-a Patriarch of Kwangsi [now Guangxi] N.E."
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59613
title: Portrait of a Japanese man wearing a black suit and tie, Japan, ca. 1920-1940

description: Photograph of a Japanese man with a mustache wearing a black suit and tie
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59635
title: Maryknoll house destroyed by fire, Hikone, Japan, ca. 1937

description: Photograph of a Maryknoll house in Hikone destroyed by fire. Photo from Fr. Witte, Sept. 1937.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10344
title: Students at village school organized by Harwood Bible Training School, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1937

description: "Students in our Popular Education school at Shih Ta." A row of boys and girls outside with their teacher.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m10356
title: Education extension work of Harwood Bible Training School, Fenyang, Shanxi, China, 1936

description: "'The Open-Air School.' A village improvement project.""The neighbors watch the proceedings with interest." Villagers observiing outdoor classes in progress.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59617
title: Portrait of a komuso playing a shakuhachi outside a house, Japan, ca. 1937

description: Postcard of a komuso playing a shakuhachi outside a house. From Bro. Clement, 1937.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59774
title: Pioneer Jesuit missionaries to Japan, ca. 1900-1920

description: Photograph of "pioneer Jesuit missionaries to Japan: (left to right) Fr. Dahlmam, Fr. Rockliff, Fr. Boucher." The three clergymen sit outdoors. Fr. Rockliff holds a hat and umbrella.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m59723
title: Young child with statue at orphanange, Fushun, China, ca. 1934

description: Photograph of young child standing next to a statue of St. Patrick. The statue is wooden and is larger than the standing child. There is a brick building in the background.