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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Mt. Omei: Wannian Temple, Buddha's Tooth
  Two men presenting "Buddha's Tooth". The men's head and shoulders are cut off in the framing of the photo. From the clothing, the man on the right is a priest (note extra long sleeves of gown) and the man on the right is a laborer (note short jacket and trousers). The relic is enclosed in a glass case and sits on carved wooden a chair.
• Mt. Omei: View of the Mountains
  Beautiful view of the Mt. Omei mountain ranges, with the roof of an unidentified temple in the foreground.
• Mt. Omei: Scenic View From a Temple
  Beautiful view of the Mt. Omei mountain ranges, with the roof of an unidentified temple in the foreground.
• Mt. Omei: View from the Summit of the Sacred Mountain
  View of the peak of Mt. Omei from the nearby mountains. The "Golden Summit" can be seen in the upper right of the photograph. There is wooden fence made along the side of the cliff.
• Mt. Omei: Johns and Other Missionaries
  Pictured are the Johns and some of the other missionaries that they went with on the Mt. Omei trek. Alfred and Myrtle Johns are seated in the first and second place in the front row left. The temple remains unidentified.
• Mt. Omei: Missionary Group Portrait
  Picture of all the missionaries who made the trip to Mt. Omei on the stairs of an unidentified temple. All of them have changed into their formal clothes after their invigorating trek. One of the monks can be seen in the background. Most likely they are staying at this temple overnight before continuing their trek the next morning. Myrtle Johns is the third from left in the second row. Alfred Johns is not in this photo.
• Mt Omei: Buddhist Priest & Teachers
  Portrait of five of the missionaries' language instructors who traveled with them from Chengdu to Mt. Omei to provide continual guidance in Chinese language instruction. All five of them wear scholars' gowns. The two men in the middle hold the hands of a young child, probably one of theirs son. On the left is a Buddhist priest from the temple where they are staying. He can be identified by the very long wide sleeves of his gown, which harken back to the scholars' styles of the Ming Dynasty.
• Mt. Omei: Missionary Language Teachers
  Portrait of five of the missionaries' language instructors who traveled with the missionaries from Chengdu to Mt. Omei to provide continual guidance in Chinese language instruction. All five of them wear scholars' gowns. The two men in the middle hold the hands of a young child, probably one of theirs son. On the left is a Buddhist priest from the temple where they are staying. He can be identified by the very long wide sleeves of his gown, which harken back to the scholars' styles of the Ming Dynasty.
• Mt. Omei: View Near Du O Si with Fred Johns
  Portrait of Fred Johns next to a a series of cascading waterfalls near Du O Si on the path to Mt. Omei. Here Johns wears a suit jacket and pith helmet. Presumably it has become colder with the rise in altitude and he has redonned his outerwear.
• Mt. Omei: Myrtle Johns Near Du O Si
  Portrait of Myrtle Johns next to a series of cascading waterfalls near Du O Si on the path to Mt. Omei.
• Mt. Omei: View Near Du O Si with Myrtle Johns
  Scene shows several cascading waterfalls near Du O Si, with Myrtle Johns pictured in the top right corner.
• Mt. Omei: Du O Si Temple Staircase
  View of a mountain range with a temple staircase in the foreground. Comparative analysis of other images of this staircase suggest that it is at the Do O Si Temple, where missionaries frequently stopped on their treks up Mt. Omei.
• Mt. Omei: Du O Si Temple in Summer
  Image of the rooftops of the Du O Si Temple complex with mountain ranges in background. It is also possible that this is Fuhu Temple, since documentation and research produce mixed results.
• Mt. Omei: Du O Si Temple Rooftops
  Image of the rooftops of the Du O Si Temple complex with mountain ranges in background. It is also possible that this is Fuhu Temple, since documentation and research produce mixed results.
• Mt. Omei: Trekking Up a Stream
  The missionary band trekking their way up a stream. At least four women and two men are visible, with several others possibly behind people and in the background. Alfred Johns is wearing his university sports jersey and has his trousers rolled up. Both men and women are wearing pith helmets. The women's skirts drag in the water. Tall corn stalks can be seen in the background along the stream bank. The caption mentions "Mrs. Goolish, MEM." However, there is no Goolish's in missionary name lists. What they probably meant was Miss Golisch of the Women's Methodist Episcopal Foreign Mission Society. Miss Golisch is mentioned in numerous missionary name lists and narratives from the same time period.
• Mt. Omei: Alfred & Myrtle Johns with Frances Service
  Picture of Alfred and Myrtle Johns trekking through a creek on Mt. Omei, with Frances Service nearby with a walking stick. Alfred is wearing his Victoria College soccer team pullover.
• Mt. Omei: Leaving Inn for Climb to the Top
  The Johns, their missionary friends and their hired laborers leaving for the climb up Mt. Omei. Parker and Sadie Bayne and Myrtle Johns are titled on the photographic print. Both women are in carrying chairs, while Parker and another Westerner are holding the chair of another woman in the party.
• 1911 Johns' Mt. Omei Trek
  During their first summer in Sichuan, Alfred and Myrtle Johns joined a party of missionaries on a trek up to the Golden Summit of Mt. Omei, passing numerous scenic temples and natural features on their way.
• 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.
• Walter and Lottie Small Wedding Feast
  According to Chinese custom, men and women sit at separate tables, although Chinese and foreigners appear to be mixed together, at this wedding feast for the Smalls. The Chinese man on the end of the table has a cue. Note the rooster in the foreground.
• Walter and Lottie Small Wedding Portrait
  Formal head and shoulders portrait of Walter Small and Lottie Lawson Small at their wedding in Chengdu, November 25th, 1911 (as stated on their marriage certificate). This image is cropped from the full figure portrait (AEJ_66).
• Walter and Lottie Small Wedding Portrait on Steps
  Formal full figure portrait of Walter Small and Lottie Lawson Small at their wedding in Chengdu, November 25th, 1911 (as stated on their marriage certificate). On either side of them are traditional Chinese bridal dowry carriers. Although the couple had been courting for several years, their romance blossomed during their confinement in the CMM hospital where Lottie, a trained nurse, had cared for Walter while he suffered typhoid fever. According to family lore, the wedding was somewhat rushed in order to get it over with before the imminant evacuation to Shanghai. This timeline is proved out by corroborating accounts.