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• 1905-1913 Building the Canadian Methodist Mission Hospital, Chengdu
  The missionaries involved in the construction of the Canadian Methodist Mission (CMM) teaching hospital between 1905 and 1913 have left a rich record of its construction in both images and text. This is their story.
• Canadian Row at WCUU from Creek
  This photograh shows the six houses on the outer row of the "Canadian Row," which faced an irrigation ditch or stream, but was later converted into an athletic field. Apparently the Johns' house was not among these houses because they are all of the later style with verandahs encircling bith first and second floors. After a few decades, missionaries learned that those upper verandahs were just what was needed for summer sleeping quarters.
• Canadian Row at WCUU Across Field
  This photograh shows the six houses on the outer row of the "Canadian Row," which faced an irrigation ditch or stream, but was later converted into an athletic field. Apparently the Johns' house was not among these houses because they are all of the later style with verandahs encircling bith first and second floors. After a few decades, missionaries learned that those upper verandahs were just what was needed for summer sleeping quarters.
• 1913 Johns' Home in Chengdu
  Alfred and Myrtle Johns stand on the lawn of their home on "Canadian Row" with another (unidentified) missionary family. The two story house is a mixture of European and Chinese architecture and has a verandah surrounding the first floor.
• 1913 Johns' Home at WCUU
  Alfred and Myrtle Johns stand on the lawn of their home on "Canadian Row" with another (unidentified) missionary family. The two story house is a mixture of European and Chinese architecture and has a verandah surrounding the first floor.
• Johns' Language Teacher with His Family
  Johns' language teacher (center back) with his wife (front, second from right) with their family (front) and friends (back, right and left?). Note the men's changshan or "scholars' gowns," and the women's trousers and bound feet.
• Lao Guan Miao Back View with Alfred Johns
  Alfred Johns wearing pith helmet stanfing inside the courtyard of Lao Guan Miao. Trees, a small gazebo, and other out buildings can be seen within the compound.
• Lao Guan Miao Back View with Myrtle Johns
  Described differently as both back and front of the compound at Lao Guan Miao, it appears to be inside the courtyard. Myrtle Johns stands with a Chinese language instructor and a servant, the former identified by his changshan or "scholars' gown."
• Lao Guan Miao Back View
  Described differently as both back and front of the compound at Lao Guan Miao, it appears to be inside the courtyard. Myrtle Johns stands with a Chinese language instructor and a servant, the former identified by his changshan or "scholars' gown."
• Lao Guan Miao with Myrtle Johns Reading
  Entrance to a compound of Chinese architecture with modern European updates. Myrtle Johns sits pn a wicker chair near the door, probably studyung Chinese language. A "chair" awaiting a passenger sits behind her.
• Elson's Farewell Firecrackers
  Smoke from the firecrackers obscures the foregrounf. In the background can be seen an unidentified group of people on the steps of the Elsons' verandah.
• Elson Verandah with Firecrackers
  The Elson verandah with a group of unidentified missionary women and a Chinese soldier with his back turned. Long sticks with firecrackers lean up against the porch awaiting the moment to launch the send off salute.
• Endicott House at WCUU, c1910
  Large brick house of mixed European and Chinese architecture with first and second story verandahs and vines growing on the brick.
• Home of Rev. Albert Joseph Elson, Chengdu
  Large brick house of mixed European and Chinese architecture with clothes hanging on the verandah and surrounded by sand or gravel.
• House of Rev. Albert Joseph Elson, Chengdu
  Large brick house of mixed European and Chinese architecture with a bicycle on the poech and a horse in the yard.
• Farmers Taking Pigs to Market
  Four farmers employ long bamboo poles to herd a large group of pigs, while another farmer carries a pair of baskets on his shoulders.
• San Ti San Pagoda near Chengdu 2
  Seven-tiered pagoda on the banks of a river near Chengdu. Trees dot the hillside while crops can be seen growing on the riverbank in the foreground.
• San Ti San Pagoda near Chengdu 1
  Seven-tiered pagoda on the banks of a river near Chengdu. Trees dot the hillside while crops can be seen growing on the riverbank in the foreground.
• Aerial View of Renshou
  Aerial view of Renshou showing the city pagoda at top the hill on the right and a sea of tile roofs. In the lower left corner, one can see the roof and fence of the missionary compound where the McAmmonds reside.
• Portrait of Chinese Teacher, Wife & Friends
  Group portrait of an elderly Chinese gentleman (center back) along with his wife in the foreground (left), his daughter, son and infant child. Flanking him on right and left are his "friends." The group wears mostly Chinese traditional dress. The women wear cheongsam gowns with trousers and bound feet. The men wear cheongsam gowns with short jackets over them. The two young men on the left wear western style caps.
• Workers Pounding a Tennis Court 1
  A group of workmen hold pounding implements while another pair of workers adjusts a level on the ground to ensure that the new tennis courts will be flat. Since the men wear queues, we can tell that this is before the 1911 Republican Revolution. Buildings of the WCUU can be seen in the background
• Men Cutting Timber at Chengdu 2
  Three pairs of men work crosscut saws along a large piece of timber in order to cut planks. According to Alfred Johns, they are preparing timber to build a new hospital on the West China Union University campus.
• Men Cutting Timber at Chengdu 1
  Three pairs of men work crosscut saws along a large piece of timber in order to cut planks. According to Alfred Johns, they are preparing timber to build a new hospital on the West China Union University campus.
• Wheelbarrow with Driver
  A wheelbarrow driver stands, waiting to take a passenger in his cart while a crowd of onlookers gaze at the camera. A mud hut of some sort is in the background.
• Sling for Carrying a Large Stone
  Six men work in unison with a sling device in order to transport a large stone. Alfred Johns drew a picture of the sling device on the back of the photograph.