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"F. C. U. Campus" View from across the river.

"FCU buildings, campus + area scenes" "Insectary at F. C. U." The insectary is a wooden building at rear; in front of it are rows of plants in clay pots, with a path between them. Two trees in front of the insectary and more behind.

"Mr. Mills - Builder 1921-1923 Mr. Murphy - Architect, R. Scott" The three men are seen from above, standing on a rocky outcropping with trees behind and below them. Scott is in shirtsleeves, the other two in suits.; Fukien Christian University was later known as Fujian xie he da xue

"A Monk prepared for cremating. Fukien" A wooden framework inside a brick chamber, apparently containing the body of a monk.; From a series of photographs related to Fukien Christian University.

"Fukien Christian University Physics Workshop" Ten students, all male and wearing Western dress, work at various machines set up in the workshop.

"Baccalaureate Service, F. C. U. Chapel, June 20, 1948" Students in pews appear to be wearing uniforms. Three people are visible on the chancel, wearing academic gowns; the altar holds cross, candles and flowers.

"Baby Tower near F. C. U. Campus" The small stone tower sits amid scrub and grass, with a tree and a building in the background.; From a series of photographs related to Fukien Christian University. Unwanted babies were abandoned at the tower

"Rural Service Center" "Clinic work at our Rural Service Center (Wu Li Ling) Fukien Spring 1936" The nurse, partly visible at left and wearing Chinese dress, bends over to cut the stitches from a wound on the back of the woman patient, who also bends over.

"Rural Service Center" "A student nurse, who is a Christian college alumna, gives first aid treatment to a woman at a rural service clinic." "Rural Service Clinic (Wu Li Ling)" The nurse, who stands and wears a Chinese dress, looks in the seated older woman's eye. Nurse and patient are behind a wooden railing. On the back wall are casts of people's faces and cases of medicines. Another woman is partly visible at right.

"F. C. U. student activities" "The Chemistry Club has an outing at Mill Valley Apr 21, 1934" "Fukien" Students, mostly male and mostly wearing Western dress, sit in and around a large tree.

"FCU buildings, campus + area scenes" "Fukien" "Laying out early rice yield test. Agriculture building in back ground. These pictures all show need for more farm land 36 varieties in comparative test" Male students planting bundles of rice in flooded paddy in front of the agriculture building.

"Rural Service Center" "New Life movement work in Villages Nov. 30, 1934" Three men, one in Chinese dress, the other two in Western dress, stand on the steps of a building with stone walls and Chinese characters painted on the jamb. A child stands in the background. One of the men carries a newspaper and another a bucket.

Divider card in box: "F. C. U. student activities" "Tennis College Day, Nov. 8, 1935 at Fukien" Two men play on a clay tennis court. A referee sits on a ladder chair at left, and a handful of spectators at rear.

"FCU buildings, campus + area scenes" "Freshman farm practice learning how to plant rice F. C. U." Group of male students in both Chinese and Western dress stands by the flooded paddy listening to the teacher, who has his back to the camera and wears shirt, hat and rolled-up slacks to stand in the water. Building at rear.; Fukien Christian University was later known as Fujian xie he da xue

"Raw Food Float. Great quantities of raw melons are eaten. They are exposed for sale without protection of any kind; in addition raw water is poured on the cut surfaces to keep the melons fresh and moist. Incidentally the flies and dust contaminate the melons. To the right is a tray full of peeled water chestnuts which is also handled by many before actually sold and so constitutes a danger." Two small tables rest on a platform meant to be carried in a parade.

"Vernon Parker and his assistant of Y.M.C.A." Vernon Parker and his Chinese assistant are dressed in Western suits, three piece and tie, and leaning against a post. To the right are several Chinese people sitting on benches or pews in rows.

"Mr. Lyman Peet, Dr. C.H. Robertson - s - lecturer from Shanghai, National council 1910 or earlier, end of row right. Behind him Edward H. Munson. Ciu Li Daik stand left from Munson." A group of men, predominantly Chinese in Chinese dress, also three Western men in suits, posing for a photo outdoors.

"The tall figure represents death from cholera. He stalked silently ahead of the floats. The bewhiskered man represents a citizen of Foochow who has made a study of the causes of cholera and the methods of preventions. He associates with cholera but is not afraid of him." [now Fuzhou] Two people are in costumes for a parade to educate the public about sanitation issues.

"Foochow Y.M.C.A. Better Homes exhibition. Old style bedroom." A bedroom decorated with dark colored furniture. Visible are a bed with canopy, dresser, dressing table, and chair.

"The basket or bridal veil conceals her face until she is in her husbands house." A covered sedan sits outside a doorway. A young woman, presumably the bride, stands in front of the sedan door with what looks to be a basket over her head. To her right stands a man, and on the stairs to her left are two other men.

Gate Boy's Mother" An older woman standing outside a house, surrounded by some trees and many varieties of baskets. She is dressed in tradition Chinese clothing, her hair is pulled back from her face, and she wears no shoes. In her hands is a leafy vegetable that she is working with a knife.; see also record 9106, "Gate boy.

"Two cholera patients and cholera coffin. Stretchers filled with cholera patients followed immediately after the floats on 'How it should not be done'." Two dummies are laid out on stretchers in preparation for the parade. Next to them is a wooden coffin.

"Typewriting class, Y.M.C.A. Day School, Foochow" [now Fuzhou] Five Chinese young men are sitting in front of typewriters, learning typing skills. The instructor is a Western man.

"Ponasang" A view of a brick building that is likely the Ponasang hospital. In front of the building are trees and water. On the porch on the second floor two Western women are looking out.

"Technical School. Bible Class Students who have joined the Church." Four young Chinese men are sitting on steps in front of a doorway, each wearing a white suit.

The Rev. Edward Huntington Smith is seated amongst the students of the Primary School at Ing Tai (second in from the right, fourth row in from the front). His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith, is seated between two other missionaries (seven in from the left, fourth row in from the front). This school had a six year long program of study for the Chinese children.; The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou]. Edward Huntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage, raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien [Fujian], China. His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United States and China.

"Chinese girl (blind)" A young girl is standing beside a table with a poster of Jesus on the wall behind her.

"Foochow YMCA School Boy Scout Troop." The boys are posed in uniform with wooden sticks and a flag.

"U.N. relief Ing Tai 1949" The Rev. Edward Huntington Smith stands in the center of a group of Chinese who have received a shipment of food from the United Nations. The boys standing in front of Smith are displaying the cans of food sent by the U. N. The Campbell's Soup logo can be seen on many of the cans. There is Chinese writing in the upper right corner of the photograph.; This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family. The Smiths were a family of missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].

"Hair pins in country -- women's" Two women with distinctive hairstyles are entering through a gateway of a building.

Three small Chinese boats are docked on the bank of a river. Several Chinese sailors can be seen on the river bank and on board the boats. The name "Wang Bieng" is written on the face of this photograph.; This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].

A bride and groom in Western dress are posed near an elaborately decorated structure on poles, in which the bride is to travel.

"Hingua 1897. Chinese children in Orphanage" Two children appear in each of two photos on a card.

"Commissioners in session." The commissioners are seated at wooden desks on three sides of a room.; Some of the individuals in this photograph can be identifed from the Banister report. From the left, the first man is unknown, the young man second in on left is probably Lt. Evans of the USN. Man in black behind Evans is Banister, who acted as Secretary. He had been the CMS missionary in Kucheng before Stewart.; E. L. B. Allen British vice-consul is next to Banister. Two standing Chinese at left rear unknown. niformed European unknown. Centre right back, Prefect of Foochow In front left is City Magistrate, at right is Deputy City Magistrate. Right Front is a Chinese Interpreter, then Dr J.J. Gregory, American Methodist Episcopal missionary who treated wounded after massacre. The man in black beside Gregory is Colonel James Courtney Hixson US Consult Foochow. Next is a Chinese interpreter. The next or the one next to him is W. Mansfield, British Consul in Foochow. Behind them are Chinese unknown.

Eight Chinese boats are traveling in a single file formation down a river. The lead ship is flying an American flag. A mountain range can be seen in the background.; This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].

"1907 Ingtai boy's school" A class of nine young boys at the Ing Tai Boy's School pose for a group portrait on a cement staircase. They all wear traditional Chinese clothing. Several of the boys are holding hand fans. A few of them have Manchu hair styles.; The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou]. Edward Huntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage, raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien [Fujian], China. His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United States and China.

A group of eight Chinese children pose together for a photograph on an outdoor staircase. The children are all wearing traditional Chinese clothing and several of them are holding decorated fans.; This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].

Nurse Kuong Kuong Sing and Nurse Wong along with her adopted daughter stand by another unidentified woman.; Emily Susan Hartwell was an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.

A distant view of the girls' school from the hill top of the American missionary compound at Ing Tai. Agricultural fields are sprawled out over the foreground. Mountains dominate the background. The Ing Tai River cuts through the landscape. Written on the back of this photograph: "From my study window looking to the girls' school and down the river toward Foochow [Fuzhou]. The white things drying in the plum orchards are shredded turnip for winter food. The big green trees are olives, the small ones oranges. The big mountain in the foreground we call Mt. Tom. The highest mt. in the distance I have climbed twice. Ing Hok [Ing Tai]. 1914. E. H. S.; This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, missionaries serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].

The portrait shows Emily Susan Hartwell as a younger woman.; This photo is from the papers of Emily Susan Hartwell, an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.

A two hundred year old camphor tree towers over a missionary lodge in Foochow [Fuzhou].; Emily Susan Hartwell was an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.

Members of the American Board Mission assemble outside the ABCFM compound for a group portrait. Emily S. Hartwell is seated at the far right in front. To her left is Lyman Peet and his wife.; This photo is from the papers of Emily Susan Hartwell, an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.

Grace W. Thomas Smith is seated at a desk and is instucting a class of ten young Chinese girls. The girls are all wearing traditional Chinese dresses. It appears to be an open-air classroom. A western-style Chinese calendar can be seen on the wall. Written above this photograph in its album: "Mrs. Smith and her class of girls on the home piazza. Five have joined the church."; The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou]. Edward Huntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage, raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien [Fujian], China. His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United States and China.

A group photograph of the girls enrolled in Caroline Chittenden's school. They are all dressed in traditional Chinese clothing. Written under the photograph in its album: "Girls of Miss Chittenden's school - some are slave girls, most have husbands. The one with star brought from Foochow, and sold up in the mountains. Her mother-in-law died. She is housekeeper for husband and father-in-law, in a house with 15 other families in a mountain canon: is a Christian."; The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou]. Edward Huntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage, raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien [Fujian], China. His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United States and China.

A panoramic photograph of a Chinese mountainside.; This photo is from the papers of the Edward Huntington Smith family, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou].

An exterior shot of a boys' school run by American missionaries at Ing Tai. The building seems to have been constructed using Chinese architectural traditions. Written above this photograph in its album: "Boys School, built for hospital. Piazza of Mr. Smith's house over the roof among the trees. At the right of the photo are walls of the memorial church."; The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou]. Edward Huntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage, raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien [Fujian], China. His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United States and China.

Boys in military uniform are performing drills in front of the Governor. The Governor and his interpreter are seated at the center of the platform. The Rev. George S. Miner and the Rev. George H. Hubbard are seated to the left of the Governor.; This photo is from the papers of Emily Susan Hartwell, who was an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.

A view of Sharp Peak and its complexes. Wheaton Hall sits on top of Sharp Peak. Stearns Cottage lies at the base of the hill.; Emily Susan Hartwell was an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.

Emily S. Hartwell and Caroline E. Chittenden preside over a group of orphaned Chinese girls. Hartwell stands in the back row to the left. Chittenden stands in the back row to the right.; Emily Susan Hartwell was an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.

"Christian Herald Fukien [Fujian] Orphanage welcoming Dr. Daniel A. Poling, editor-in-chief of the Christian Herald Magazine, and Mrs. Poling November 23, 1935." Panoramic group photo showing staff and children of orphanage.; This photo is from the papers of Emily Susan Hartwell, who was an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionary stationed in Foochow, Fukien from 1884.