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Title
Viewing astronomical instrument on Yenching University group outing to city wall, Beijing, China, ca.1920-1930
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1920/1930
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
Divinity.Library@yale.edu
Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Description
Astronomical instruments are relatively unimportant things to be mentioned in international documents, but these famous and wonderful old bronze implements that were stolen by the Germans many years ago and only just returned are worthy of fame. The trip to the city wall is one of our favorite outings, but we have not often stopped to inspect these beautifully ornamented and most intricate instruments. This group is the dozen or so, mechanically selected, freshmen and sub-freshmen who are a teacher's special advisees, in the hope that each girl may get special attention and help during her first years, before she comes under the direction of the head of her major department. On one of our recent holidays, all the groups of advisees scattered for some sort of amusement.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 10.8 x 8 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m2040 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-YDS-RG011-419-5901-6303
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m2040
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-YDS-RG011-419-5901-6303.jpg
Subject
Astronomy
Higher education institutions
Women students
Yanjing da xue
Group portraits
Time Period
1920/1930
Place
Asia
China
Peking
Source
YDS/RG011/419/5901/6303 [File]
Relation
Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from the Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven, Connecticut, ca.1880-1950
Yale Divinity Library Special Collections
impa-m980

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