Sneak Peek

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  E. Kyle Simpson Riding in a "Pekin Chair"

  E. Kyle Simpson is tucked tightly into a wooden chair carried on bamboo poles by two men. The man in front appears to be wearing a Western-style fedora hat with bamboo sandals. The chair is in poor condition with holes on both sides.
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  Cargo Boat Shooting the Rapid in Xiling Gorge

  A large Chinese cargo boat emerges from between a narrow passage where it "shot" the Chin Rapids. The boat has three compartments covered with bamboo mats. Boatmen are using oars in the back of the boat to steer.
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  Approaching the Chin Rapids

  Taken from the front of the houseboat, the photo depicts calm waters in the foreground, approaching turbulent waters rounding a peninsula on the right and mountains in the background.
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  Chinese Mausoleum on a Hillside

  The gravesite of a wealthy Chinese family is a stone semi-circle with two pillars topped by a pair of lions in the center. These pillars, representing Heaven's Gate, flank an engraved stone plaque. A trough around the outer rim appears to protect the grave from water damage. In the background are Western-style gravestones on a grassy hillside.
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  Fuzhou Parliament in Session

  A large assembly of men in a room with a half circle of desks facing a raised platform with men at desks. The men all have papers on the desks in front of them. They wear queues, which suggests this took place during the Qing Dynasty when queues were mandatory, before the 1911 Revolution.
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  Language Teacher Sent from Chengdu Above Yichang

  This is a faded version of a photo of Alice Estabrook's first language teacher. On the loose photo, Alice had written a paragraph about him (see the record for the other version).
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  Canadian Women's Missionary Party on a Sampan

  Three foreign women and a Chinese servant peer off the front of a sampan. The woman at the head of the boat employs a pair of binoculars to gain a better view. Large rocks on the shore form the foreground, and other boats appear in the background.
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  Luzhou Mission Station House Back View

  A two story brick residence built in combination Western-Asian style with large balconies surrounding first and second floors. There are two chimneys on the roof. An outbuilding and clothesline can be seen to the right and a wall to the left of the house.
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  Luzhou Mission Station House Front View

  A two story brick residence built in combination Western-Asian style with large balconies surrounding first and second floors. There are two chimneys and a dormer window on the roof. An outbuilding can be seen to the left and a wall to the right of the house. Alice Estabrook was stationed in Luzhou before marrying E. Kyle Simpson.
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  Methodist Church at Luzhou Under Construction

  A large stone church built in a combination of Western and Asian architectural styles. Building materials and personnel can been seen around the base of the church. Alice Estabrook was stationed in Luzhou before marrying E. Kyle Simpson.
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  Stonemasonry Carving on the Luzhou Methodist Church

  Stonemasonry work depicts a phoenix with leaves and flowers, possibly representing a melon vine and blooms. Alice Estabrook was stationed in Luzhou before marrying E. Kyle Simpson.
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  Section of the Chuan-Han Railway (川汉铁路)

  Section of narrow gauge tracks of the Chuan-Han Railway (川汉铁路) at Yichang, showing lack of reinforcement to the banks. Some grave mounds can be seen on the bank above the tracks at upper right.