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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Entrance to the Yangzi Gorges with Houseboat in Pass
  Looking up river at the Yangzi Gorges, a houseboat sits at the entrance to the pass between tall rock cliffs.
• Seven-tiered Pagoda on the Yangzi
  A seven-tiered pagoda on a high embankment behind a wall. Taken from a boat on the Yangzi River.
• Dr. Simpson and Party Aboard a Steamer at Yichang
  Seven men, a woman and a child pose for a photo aboard the steamer Siang Yiang Maru at Yichang. E. Kyle Simpson is in the front row left.
• Chinese Fishing from Sampans on the Yangzi River
  A cluster of four sampans with men and women holding long bamboo poles, presumably for fishing. The boats are covered through the middle with woven bamboo mats.
• Chinese Paddling Round Dingy Boats
  Two small circular boats, each with two men paddling, ply the still waters near the steamer. One is approaching and one is retreating. The caption explains that they are "professional beggars."
• Kites Flying on the Yangzi River Shoreline
  A group of people stand on a wide expansive shoreline with boats moored in the water and low mountains in the background across the river. There are what appear to be wooden constructs on the shoreline, the purpose of which is not clear. The kite is not visible, but the label suggests that is what the people are doing.
• Fishing Junks on the Lower Yangzi River
  Several clusters of junks with the sails raised float on a clear still expanse of water.
• Sichuan Railroad Terminal at Yichang
  Double photograph creates a panorama of the railroad station, tracks and surrounding terrain. The terminal is a large Western-style brick building surrounded by an expanse of flat land with low hills in the background. The tracks in front of the building are laid in a ditch carved out of the flat land.
• Yichang Waterfront Scene
  Looking across the water at Yichang harbor, with many small watercraft in the foreground, many more parked at docks and the city in the background.
• Zōjō-ji Temple at Shiba Park, Tokyo
  A group of foreigners, two men and two women, stand on the steps to the temple, while a Japanese man stands on the street near a rickshaw. An electric streetcar is stopped on the road across from the temple entrance while power lines crisscross the intersection.
• Group of WMS Women with Fur Muffs
  Six women pose standing in a row wearing fall or winter coats, large hats, fur muffs and purses.
• Group of Unidentified Missionary Women
  Ten women in fall or winter coats, large hats and some with muffs or purses, standing in a group with other people in the background.
• Pacific Ocean from the Back of a Ship
  The photo shows water and waves extending entirely across the image into the horizon. A frothy trail in the foreground shows this was taken from the back end of a boat, the steamer SS Monteagle.