Robert Cunningham, Tibet

Title: Robert Cunningham, Tibet
Caption: Dressed in Tibetan cos. With feelings from R. Cunningham, Tatsienlu. Robert and Mrs. Ewan
Identifier: EFA_35
Description: Portrait of CIM missionary Robert Cunningham dressed in Tibetan attire. He is sitting on a chair in front of a painted background that appears to be in a photography studio.
Commentary: The inscription suggests that this photograph was a gift from R. Cunningham to the Ewans. Tatsienlu is current day Kanding, hundreds of miles into the Sichuan western mountains. Cunningham wrote many articles for the West China Missionary News under the pen name, "Tibetan."
Location: Kangding, Sichuan
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/1802171/kangding.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: 2025-01-21
Contributor: Cory Willmott
Type: Still Image