Malnourished Child

Item

Title
Malnourished Child
Caption
Child during famine 1912
Identifier
AEJ_86
Alternative Identifier
159
Description
Young emaciated Chinese child with an unhappy expression, wearing baggy garments and sitting on the ground in the dirt. He and the other person in the picture are barefoot. Taken at the scene of famine relief activities, this photograph was probably taken to illustrate a famine victim for the purposes of gaining support abroad.
Creator
Alfred Johns
Date Created
1912-02 to 1912-04
Location
Nganhwai [Anhui] and Kiangsu [Jiangsu] provinces, China
Source
Ken Johns
Provenance
Johns Family Archives
Publisher
SIUE
Record Date
2024-08-21
Contributor
Nicholas Fowler; Cory Willmott
References
Johns, Alfred. 1928. "China: Its People and Their Life, May 2, 1918," In The Empire Club of Canada Addresses, pp.226-234. Toronto: Empire Club of Canada; For additional references see related Event page, "1912 Famine Relief"

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