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Title
Human bones in jars at Shantou, China, 1931
Date Created and/or Issued
1931-08-10
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 human remains kept in jars. " Not having a place to bury the dead-or not having the money to put on a big affair-the remains are placed in these jars and kept in special sheds."
Type
image
Format
Photographic prints 15.1 x 10.2 cm.
Identifier
impa-m5950 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-MKL-China-017-04-0006
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m5950
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-MKL-China-017-04-0006.jpg
Subject
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
Death
Customs and traditions
General views
Time Period
1931-08-10
Place
China
Swatow
Source
MKL/China/017/04/0006 [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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