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Title
Mountains and river in south west China, ca. 1949
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1949
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
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library
docenquiry@soas.ac.uk
http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
Description
"River and mountains."
One of a set of lantern slides entitled "Stone Gateway". Stone Gateway (Shimenkan) in Guizhou Province was the centre of Methodist missionary work to the Miao people of south west China. The work was begun by Samuel Pollard (1864-1915) ca.1904 when in response to increasing numbers of Miao enquirers he built the centre at Shimenkan.
Type
image
Format
Lantern slides, 8 x 8 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m12172 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-SOA-MMS-13-20-83-03
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m12172
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-SOA-MMS-13-20-83-03.jpg
Subject
Methodist Missionary Society
Mountains
Rivers
Topographical views
Time Period
circa 1949
Place
Asia
China
Source
SOAS/MMS/CH/LS/ 83/03 [File]
Relation
(Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Archives and Manuscripts Division, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, ca.1860-1950
School of Oriental and African Studies
impa-m971

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