Katharine and Earl Willmott with Christmas Tree

Title: Katharine and Earl Willmott with Christmas Tree
Caption: First Christmas Tree
Identifier: WFA_136
Alternative Identifier: p. 4
Description: Katharine and Earl stand next to a potted fir tree in the courtyard of "Harmony Hall" in Chengdu. Pillars and windows of a building can be seen in the background.
Commentary: The Willmotts and five other couples boarded at "Harmony Hall" while learning the Chinese language upon arrival in Sichuan. This was the Willmott's first Christmas in China. The caption comes from their photo album.
Date Created: 1922
Location: Chengdu, Sichuan
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/1815286/chengdu.html
Original Format: Photographic Print
Is Part Of: Richard Curtis Willmott Black Photo Album
Source: Jill Willmott
Provenance: Passed down from K & E Willmott to Richard Curtis Willmott, and then donated to Mount Royal University - Archives and Special Collections. Digitized by Elizabeth Willmott.; https://library.mtroyal.ca/archives
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2026-02-17
Contributor: Cory Willmott
Type: Still Image