Two Missionary Women wearing Pith Helmets

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Title: Two Missionary Women wearing Pith Helmets See all items with this value
Caption: Unidentified Foreigners on a Hillside See all items with this value
Identifier: SEFA_057
Alternative Identifier: Simpson Album p12
Description: Two women pose for the camera on a grassy hillside wearing cardigans and pith helmets. A path can be seen winding among the hills in the background. See all items with this value
Commentary: Missionary women traveling with EKS were: Minnie Brimstin, Ethel Virgo, Dr. Mary Austin, Mildred Armstrong, Ila Ellwood, Lelah Kerr (first principal and teacher at the Canadian School in West China), and A. White, all of the Canadian mission. These two women are probably among this group, although it is difficult to ascertain which ones. See all items with this value
Creator: E. Kyle Simpson
Date Created: Between 1913-03-10 and 1913-03-22
Location: Yangtze Gorges See all items with this value
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/6354946/three-gorges-dam.html
Event: 1913 Dr. E. Kyle Simpson's First Yangtze River Voyage
Original Format: Photographic print
Relation: Group of Missionaries on Hilltop Overlooking the Yangtze
Is Part Of: Simpson-Estabrook Photo Album
Source: Courtesy of Kyle Jolliffe
Provenance: E. Kyle Simpson photos curated by Alice Estabrook Simpson - captions written by her. In the care of Kyle Jolliffe. See all items with this value
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en0/
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2026-09-29
Contributor: Cory Willmott; Kyle Jolliffe
Type: Still Image
References: 1913 Letter from Dr. E. Kyle Simpson, Chungking, West China

Media: SEFA_057_Simpson Album p12 Unidentified Foreigners on a Hillside.jpg

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