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Title
Shantou hospital, China, ca. 1895
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1895
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom
United Reformed Church
University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library
docenquiry@soas.ac.uk
http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
Description
"Swatow hospital court." The English Presbyterian Church first built a hospital, known as the Gospel Healing Hall in Chinese, in Shantou in 1867. With the assistance of prominent local citizens a new hospital for 100 patients was opened in 1878. A larger hospital was opened in 1904.
Type
image
Format
Mounted photographic print, 10.3 x 14 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m7665 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-SOA-PCE-4-12-03-01r
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m7665
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-SOA-PCE-4-12-03-01r.jpg
Subject
Hospitals
Patients
Presbyterian Church of England Foreign Missions
Exterior views
Time Period
circa 1895
Place
China
Shantou
Source
SOAS/PCE/Lingdong,Swatow/Photographs/03/01r [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Archives and Manuscripts Division, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, ca.1860-1950
Presbyterian Church of England's Foreign Missions Committee
School of Oriental and African Studies
impa-m971

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