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Title
Mr. Augustus Wu with family in Tonghua, China, 1937
Creator
Gilbert, Fr
Date Created and/or Issued
1937-03
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 Mr. Augustus Wu with his family. Mr. Wu, a catechist, was captured with Fr. Clarence Burns by Manchu bandits and held for nine months. He was considered 'a real hero' who bore all with Fr. Burns during their captivity.
Type
image
Format
Photographic prints, 13.7 x 10.1 cm.
Identifier
impa-m3668 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-MKL-China-004-07-0003
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m3668
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-MKL-China-004-07-0003.jpg
Subject
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
Family
Prisoners
Group portraits
Time Period
1937-03
Place
China
Tonghua
Source
MKL/China/004/07/0003 [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

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