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Dayfoot Wedding Best Man and Bridesmaid Best man, Rev. John Stinson, and unknown bridesmaid sit at small desks set up on the lawn about 20 yards away from the hospitality tent, which can be seen in the background. They appear to be writing, each with their own book or other memento (it is unclear upon what the bridesmaid is writing).
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Guests Relaxing at the Dayfoot Wedding Five wedding guests are seated on chairs under the tent on the lawn at the Dayfoot wedding. There are five missionary women in floral ankle length gowns, one man in a suit and one Chinese woman wearing a qipao dress. The latter appears to be joking with someone to her right who is out of the frame. The woman next to her is also looking that way. She also appears in DS_012.
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Bessie Julien Dayfoot Relaxing at Wedding Bessie Julien Dayfoot sits in a wicker chair holding a cup of tea. Beams, rope and shade suggest she is under a tent. A tea service can be seen on the table to her left. In the background, some figures are standing in a group around small desks where the best man and bridesmaid are seated.
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Dayfoot Wedding Accidental Shot Bessie Julien Dayfoot stands at the left side of the frame while an unknown older woman walks towards the camera on the right. Neither woman is posing for the camera. There is a large white streak from top to bottom over this woman's left arm.
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Dayfoot Wedding Candid Portrait Standing on a lawn with flowers, trees and a building in the background, Rev. Arthur Dayfoot, Bessie Julien Dayfoot and an unknown bridesmaid are caught off guard in a candid photo while posing for portraits.
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Dayfoot Wedding Party Portrait The Dayfoot wedding party poses on a lawn - left to right: Rev. John Stinson, unknown bridesmaid, Bessie Julien Dayfoot and Rev. Arthur Dayfoot.
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Bessie Julien Dayfoot with Bridesmaid Bride Bessie Julien Dayfoot poses with her bridesmaid (unknown) in front of a tent on a lawn with foliage and a building with Chinese style roof in the background.
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Dayfoot Wedding Portrait with Bride, Groom and Best Man Bride Bessie Julien is flanked by her groom, Rev. Arthur Dayfoot, on her right and best man, Rev. John Stinson, on her left. The men wear dark single-breasted jackets with white shirts and white flannel trousers. Bessie wears a white satin full length bridal gown.
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Dayfoot Wedding Portrait in Front of Ivy-Covered Building Bride Bessie Julien and groom, Rev. Arthur Dayfoot, pose on a lawn in front of a building covered with ivy. The arched doorway is visible in the background. The couple appear in the bottom left foreground from their knees upward.
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Arthur and Bessie Dayfoot Happy Wedding Portrait Outdoor portrait of Rev. Arthur Dayfoot and Bessie Julien smiling broadly on their wedding day in Chengdu. Bessie wears white satin long sleeved dress and holds bouquet with calla lilies.
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Dayfoot Wedding Party and Guests Portrait Formal portrait with Art and Bessie Dayfoot flanked by wedding party members, including Rev. John Stinson to Art's right and Dr. Harrison Mullett to Bessie's left.
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05 Lower Yangtze River Sailboat A Chinese boat with two sails raised out on the open water near the mouth of the Yangtze River.
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07 Hankow Harbour with Workmen Wide view of the harbour at Hankow with many workmen in the foreground, a steamer at the dock on the far left, and a warehouse projecting into the water on the right.
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18 Gold-sifters on the Yangtze River Seven men stand on a rocky field working a device that is used to sift for gold. They are wearing cotton shirts and trousers with turbans and bare feet. This is probably at Fuling on the Yangtze River about 75 miles east of Chongqing.
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20 Mrs. Cordelia Stewart's Grave Near Chongqing Photo depicts a grassy field or hill with two wooden grave markers in the foreground and a large stone grave mausoleum in the background. Bouquets of flowers are placed near the grave markers. The closest marker has a Chinese character on it. The middle one is the grave of Mrs. Stewart, who died on her first trip up the Yangtze River. This was January, 1910, the year before the Johns were making the trip from late 1910 to early 1911.
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08 Postcard of Myrtle Johns in Hankow Myrtle Johns sits in a rickshaw on the bund in Hankow with foreign buildings in the background. The man who pulls the rickshaw stands in front holding the poles to pull it. Myrtle wears a floor length skirt with matching jacket, a fur stole, leather gloves and a huge hat. The driver wears a cotton jacket and trousers with sandals and a brimmed hat.
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01 Postcard of the Empress of Japan, 1910 Hand tinted photograph of the ocean liner, the Empress of Japan, with the mountains of Vancouver Harbour in the background. The Johns left from Victoria, BC, however.
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Group Portrait of Walter and Lottie Small Wedding Wedding party posing in front of steps. Alfred Johns appears at back directly above Walter Small, the groom. Second from right in front row is Dr. Leslie Kilborn.
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1911 Revolution in Chengdu This event begins with news that the Chengdu Yamen has ordered all missionaries to move inside the city walls. It continues with the Johns' confinement in the Canadian Methodist Mission's new hospital (Sept. 6th - Nov. 17th, 1911) to the various activities around Chengdu on November 25th, 1911, which include the induction of new leadership and Walter and Lottie Small's wedding.
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Farmer with Water Buffalo Scene shows a farmer reining in a water buffalo in a cultivated field. There appears to be traditional farmhouse building in the background.
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Christian Church in Chengdu Church operated at Sichengci Street, Chengdu, by the Canadian Methodist Mission with an all native Chinese congregation. One can see a blend of Christian and Chinese iconography. There are twelve male and female members of the choir in total, and they are all wearing brown robes.
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Six of the Victoria Eight Group portrait of six graduates of Victoria College of the eight who joined the Canadian Methodist Mission to China in 1906. Front row (left to right): Newton Bowles, Edward Morgan, Charles Jolliffe; Back row (left to right): William Sibley, Harold Robertson and Edward Wallace.
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17 Rapids through a Narrow Pass of the Yangtze River Gorges A lone missionary wearing a pith helmet stands on a rocky shore next to a narrow passage of water between two cliff faces.
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16 Rapids with Missionary Standing on Rocky Shore A lone missionary wearing a pith helmet stands on a rocky shore overlooking a river rapids with mountains in the background. Passengers or crew members on the bows of both boats watch the procedure.
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09 Johns' and Abreys' Houseboat Beached for the Night between Hankow and Ichang Houseboat with sail down anchored at a rocky shoreline with a calm Yangtze River and rocky opposite shore in background. Inscription on the back describes the scene. The location is likely the first overnight stop on the houseboat after leaving the steamboat at Hankow (current Wuhan), which would have been near present day Yanziwo, Hubei. Frederick William Baller wrote grammar books with Wade-Giles romanization.
