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• House of Rev. Albert Joseph Elson, Chengdu
  Large brick house of mixed European and Chinese architecture with a bicycle on the poech and a horse in the yard.
• Birth Location Population Size, USA (n133)
  The birth location data in this chart has been researched and gathered from published biographies, interviews with family members, and archival documents. It represents the actual birthplaces for the subset of 133 American missionaries for whom we were able to collect this detailed information.
• Percentage of North American Missionary Birth Places by Region (n382)
  Bar chart of North American missionary birth places based on a dataset of West China missionaries’ biographic information created for the Imaginaries and Modernities among West China Missionaries digital repository and collaborative research environment.
• West China Missionary Birth Locations by Percentage (n498)
  Bar chart of missionary birth nations based on a dataset of West China missionaries’ biographic information created for the Imaginaries and Modernities among West China Missionaries digital repository and collaborative research environment.
• Dataset of Networked West China Missionaries
  Dataset of West China missionaries’ biographic information created for the Imaginaries and Modernities among West China Missionaries digital repository and collaborative research environment.
• Workers Pounding a Tennis Court 2
  A group of workmen hold pounding implements while another pair of workers adjusts a level on the ground to ensure that the new tennis courts will be flat. Since the men wear queues, we can tell that this is before the 1911 Republican Revolution. Buildings of the WCUU can be seen in the background.
• Farmers Taking Pigs to Market
  Four farmers employ long bamboo poles to herd a large group of pigs, while another farmer carries a pair of baskets on his shoulders.
• San Ti San Pagoda near Chengdu 2
  Seven-tiered pagoda on the banks of a river near Chengdu. Trees dot the hillside while crops can be seen growing on the riverbank in the foreground.
• San Ti San Pagoda near Chengdu 1
  Seven-tiered pagoda on the banks of a river near Chengdu. Trees dot the hillside while crops can be seen growing on the riverbank in the foreground.
• Aerial View of Renshou
  Aerial view of Renshou showing the city pagoda at top the hill on the right and a sea of tile roofs. In the lower left corner, one can see the roof and fence of the missionary compound where the McAmmonds reside.
• Portrait of Chinese Teacher, Wife & Friends
  Group portrait of an elderly Chinese gentleman (center back) along with his wife in the foreground (left), his daughter, son and infant child. Flanking him on right and left are his "friends." The group wears mostly Chinese traditional dress. The women wear cheongsam gowns with trousers and bound feet. The men wear cheongsam gowns with short jackets over them. The two young men on the left wear western style caps.
• Workers Pounding a Tennis Court 1
  A group of workmen hold pounding implements while another pair of workers adjusts a level on the ground to ensure that the new tennis courts will be flat. Since the men wear queues, we can tell that this is before the 1911 Republican Revolution. Buildings of the WCUU can be seen in the background
• Men Cutting Timber at Chengdu 2
  Three pairs of men work crosscut saws along a large piece of timber in order to cut planks. According to Alfred Johns, they are preparing timber to build a new hospital on the West China Union University campus.
• Men Cutting Timber at Chengdu 1
  Three pairs of men work crosscut saws along a large piece of timber in order to cut planks. According to Alfred Johns, they are preparing timber to build a new hospital on the West China Union University campus.
• Wheelbarrow with Driver
  A wheelbarrow driver stands, waiting to take a passenger in his cart while a crowd of onlookers gaze at the camera. A mud hut of some sort is in the background.
• Sling for Carrying a Large Stone
  Six men work in unison with a sling device in order to transport a large stone. Alfred Johns drew a picture of the sling device on the back of the photograph.
• Farmers Carrying Crops
  A group of farmers carry large bales of grain on their back along a stone road. Another man's back can be seen in the foreground.
• 1926 Sichuan Women's Higher Education Degrees
  Bar charts based on the 1926 WCMAB list, comparing the percentage of female missionaries with higher education degrees within and beyond the cohort.
• 1926 Sichuan Men's Higher Education Degrees
  Bar chart based on the 1926 WCMAB list, comparing the percentage of male missionaries with higher education degrees within and beyond the cohort.
• 1926 Denomination and Gender of All Missionaries in Sichuan
  Pie and bar charts based on the 1926 WCMAB list, showing the percentage of all missionaries in Sichuan by denomination and gender.
• 1926 Gender & Marriage Status of North American Missionaries in Sichuan
  Bar charts based on the 1926 WCMAB list, comparing the percentage of cohort versus non-cohort West China missionaries by gender, and by gender and marriage status.
• 1926 Field Locations of all Missionaries in Sichuan
  Bar chart based on the 1926 WCMAB list, comparing the percentage of cohort versus non-cohort West China missionary societies by the locations of their designated mission fields.
• 1926 Denominations of all Missionaries in Sichuan
  Pie and bar charts based on the 1926 WCMAB list, comparing the percentage of cohort versus non-cohort West China missionary societies.
• 1926 Sichuan Missionaries' Nationalities
  Pie chart based on the 1926 WCMAB list, showing the percentage of all West China missionaries by the nationalities of their mission societies.
• The West China Missions Advisory Board’s Directory 1926, According to Missions
  Subtitle: "Arranged in Denominational Groups, giving home addresses of the Boards, or Societies, and the Chinese names of missionaries, with the dates of their first arrival in China." Document also contains list arranged alphabetically.