Skip to main content

Image / A woman with bound feet at Xinhui, China, 1935

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
A woman with bound feet at Xinhui, China, 1935
Creator
Burke, Fr
Date Created and/or Issued
1935-08
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
Maryknoll Mission Archives
Maryknoll Mission Archives, P.O. Box 305, Maryknoll, N.Y. 10545-0305; http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/
archives@maryknoll.org ; http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=1669
http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=17
http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=1917 ; Maryknoll Mission Archives.
Description
This is a photograph of "Mrs. Mary Chan, 80 years old, baptized June 9, 1935." This woman has bound feet an old custom that is not practiced much anymore. She is sitting in a chair outside and wears a rosary around her neck.
Type
image
Format
Photographic prints 19 x 11.8 cm.
Identifier
impa-m6874 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-MKL-China-022-08-0002
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m6874
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-MKL-China-022-08-0002.jpg
Subject
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
Women
Customs and traditions
Portraits
Time Period
1935-08
Place
China
Sunwui
Source
MKL/China/022/08/0002 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Maryknoll Mission Archives
Photographs of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, Maryknoll, New York, 1912-1945
impa-m338

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: