Chinese Storefront on a Paved Road
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Identifier
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SEFA_025
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Alternative Identifier
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Simpson Album p3
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Description
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A brick storefront with Chinese characters flanking the doorway and English and Chinese letters above the doorway. Two large windows display what appear to be shoes and boots. Two men dressed in Chinese workmen's clothes gaze into one of the windows with their backs to the camera. The sidewalk and street in front of the store are paved.
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Commentary
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Probably Shanghai, based on its placement in the album, the type of store which was common in Shanghai, and the fact that male missionaries almost invariably purchased suits from Shanghai tailors on their way to their mission field in Sichuan. Although we don't know if E. Kyle Simpson shopped at this store, a biography published in his hometown paper states, "In 1913 it was a three week trip from Vancouver to Shanghai by CPR steamer. There Kyle Simpson bought Chinese dictionaries and needed articles."
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Date Created
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1913
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Original Format
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Photographic print
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Transciption
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Yu Tai for Chinese Gentlemen & Ladys. Snots & Bots. Co.
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Language
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English, as well as Chinese characters above the English and flanking the doorway.
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Source
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Courtesy of Kyle Jolliffe
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Publisher
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SIUE
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Record Date
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2026-09-27
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Contributor
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Cory Willmott; Kyle Jolliffe
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Type
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Still Image
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- Image
Simpson-Estabrook Photo Album
