Boys at Work, Jenshow Industrial School

Title: Boys at Work, Jenshow Industrial School
Caption: Boys at Work, Jenshow Industrial School
Identifier: EFA_24
Description: Under the direction of an unidentified female missionary, high school boys till the soil in the Industrial School's agricultural fields. Mountains can be seen in the background.
Commentary: The purpose of the industrial training was twofold: to provide a means through which poor Chinese could afford schooling, and to prepare them for skilled jobs upon graduation.
Creator: Robert McAmmond
Location: Renshou, Sichuan
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/1797176/renshou-xian.html
Original Format: Photographic Print
Source: Douglas D. Baughn
Provenance: Ewan Family Archives
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2025-01-18
Contributor: Cory Willmott
Type: Still Image