This is a photograph of "Fr. Toomey wading a stream between Pingnam [now Pingnan] and Topong [now Dubang]." He is wading through the stream with his pants rolled up and carrying an umbrella with two people following behind him in the water carrying bundles. Born in Connecticut, Fr. Toomey came to Maryknoll in 1924 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1934. In 1935 he was appointed assistant Procurator for the Hong Kong Stanley house. Two years later he was assigned to Kweilin.
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