Postcard of Dragon and Phoenix Statues, Summer Palace, Beijing, 1949
Item
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Title
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Postcard of Dragon and Phoenix Statues, Summer Palace, Beijing, 1949
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Identifier
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SEFA_023
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Description
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A pair of golden statues - one of a five-clawed dragon, the other of a standing phoenix - on platforms in a courtyard in front of a temple building at the Summer Palace, Beijing. The front of the temple appears to be shrouded in cloth coverings behind tall painted columns. Grass grows in the crevices of the stone steps in the background.
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Commentary
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The postcard is from fellow West China missionary Homer Brown, sent from Toronto to Kyle and Alice Simpson in Pontiac, MI, after they had returned from active missionary duty.
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Date Created
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1949
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Location
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Pontiac, Michigan
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Original Format
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Photographic Postcard
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Transciption
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Dr. E.K. Simpson, Suite 804, Community Bank Bldg. Pontiac, Michigan. (Stamp: Canada 3 cents). Reception Hall, Summer Palace, Peking. Dear Kyle & Alice - We are "Sorry Deh-Hen" to have missed you. Arrived home last night - and am trying to get hold of the daily round the common task. A letter this morning from Isabel from Pieping. She has a wonderful son. Muriel joins me in the old time, ever new regards. As ever, Homer Brown.
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Language
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English and Chinese.
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Source
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Courtesy of Kyle Jolliffe
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Provenance
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Curated by Alice Estabrook Simpson - captions written by her. In the care of Kyle Jolliffe.
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Publisher
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SIUE
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Record Date
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2025-01-18
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Contributor
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Cory Willmott
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Type
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Still Image
