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Title
Pupils of the blind school in Hong Kong (China)
Zöglinge der Blindenschule in Hongkong (China)
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
All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description
Annotation translation: [On the reverse of the card there stands printed:] "The fate of a chinese girl is sad. But the fate of her blind sister is terrible. Many blind girls are either poisoned or buried alive by their relatives or they are sold to wicked women who subject them to a life of shame. The missions have taken up this problem and founded asylums for the blind where they are cared for and taught braille, knitting, straw-weaving and other occupations. The home for the blind in Hong Kong, run by the Berlin Womens' Association, is one such asylum. Many of these unhappy creatures have found a true home there - but also a Father with a heart for them.
Annotation: "[Auf der Rückseite der Karte steht gedruckt:] Wenn das Los der Chinesenmädchen überhaupt ein sehr trauriges ist, so ist das Geschick ihrer blinden Schwestern ein furchtbares. Viele blinde Mädchen werden von den Ihrigen entweder vergiftet, lebendig begraben oder an schlechte Weiber verkauft, die dieselben zu einem Leben der Schande aufziehen. Die Mission hat hier helfend eingegriffen und für solch arme Geschöpfe Asyle gegründet, wo sie gepflegt, im Lesen und Schreiben der Blindenschrift, wie auch im Stricken, Strohflechten und auch anderen geeigneten Handarbeiten unterrichtet werden. Ein solches Asyl ist das Blindenheim auf der Insel Hongkong, welches von dem Berliner Frauenverein unterhalten wird, und in welchem schon viele dieser unglücklichen Geschöpfe nicht nur eine traute Heimat, sondern auch das treue Vaterherz Gottes gefunden haben."
Type
image
Format
print, letterpress halftone, colour (HD)
postcard, 13.0 x 9.3 cm.
Identifier
impa-m42895 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-25934
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m42895
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-25934.jpg
Subject
Blindness
Boarding school
Fan
Girl
Girls' wear
Group
Mission school
Pupil f
Teacher f
Toy
Women's wear
Place
Hong Kong, general
Source
QQ-30.027.0164 [Reference number]
Relation
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
QQ-30.027: untitled
impa-m15099; impa-m17566
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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