"A Chinese Shoemaker. Church of England Zenana Missionary Society, 27, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.2.” A shoemaker at work poses for his portrait. He holds the top of the shoe with an embroidered design in his lap while he weaves the sole with strands of rope. There are several lines of handwriting in English on the back of the postcard.
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