Items

• Graham Wedding Portrait
  Formal portrait of David and Alicia Graham on their wedding day. David wears a long jacket with white tie and turned up collar. He has a small flower in his lapel. Alicia wears a floor length white satin dress with a lace bodice. She wears a floor length veil and glasses, making her look very scholarly, as she was.
• Ontario Families in West China
  Group portrait of George and Dorothy Sparling, with George's cousin Edith (who was the accountant for the Canadian Methodist Mission) and Dorothy's sister or other relative, and two additional missionaries with the Women's Missionary Society. From the caption it seems that the two unnamed women missionaries are placed one in the front and the other in the back, while the relatives are placed with each other with the Sparlings in the back and the Switzers in the front. They are posing in front of a verandah alcove with a window behind.
• Three Sparling Girls
  Portrait of Ruth, Margaret and Florence Sparling (from left to right). The baby sleeps on a wicker rocking chair while the two girls look off to the side as if there were another photographer taking another photograph. Ruth wears a dark dress with plaid silk taffeta trimmings. Florence wears a white dress. The setting is outdoors in front of a wall with a small patch of grass in the foreground.
• Francis, Winnifred and Margaret Service
  Studio portrait of the three daughters of Dr. Charles and Robina Service, Francis, Winnifred and Margaret. All three girls wear white dresses. The two older girls wear black stockings, while the younger girl wears ankle socks.
• Mrs. Ferguson and Gerald Irene Marshall
  Mrs. Ferguson is seated on a wicker chair with Gerald on her lap in front of a wooden door.
• Abrey Family on Porch
  The Abrey family posing on the porch of a brick building, probably their home. Fred wears a two piece suit with dark tie and pen in pocket. Elsie wears a polka dot blouse with a dark ankle-length skirt.
• The Abrey and Johns Families Outdoors
  The Abrey and Johns families pose in an outdoor setting wearing coats, sweaters, and hats. Back row from left: Alfred Johns, Elsie Abrey, Myrtle Johns, Fred Abrey. Front row from left: Eleanor and Dorothy Abrey, Martin and Harold Johns.
• Johns Family Portrait, 1924
  The Johns family poses before a brick wall. Left to right: Ruth, Myrtle, Ed, Martin, Alfred, Paul, Harold. Myrtle wears a white frock with stocking-covered ankles exposed. Alfred wears a two piece suit with a white tie. The older boys wear striped shirts with dark ties. Harold and Ed wear boys' jumpers. Ed has a bow scarf at his neck. Ruth wears a white dress.
• Myrtle Johns with Her Twins
  Myrtle stands holding her twin babies, Ruth and Ed Johns. The background is a brick garden wall with foliage above it. The babies appear to be wearing pucker-toed moccasins.
• Portrait of Johns Family with Three Boys
  Formal studio portrait of Alfred, Myrtle, Martin, Harold and Paul Johns. Paul sits on Myrtle's lap. Alfred wears a white tie and high collar. Myrtle wears a printed or embroidered silk blouse with a dark woolen skirt. The boys are wearing white dresses or shorts with knee socks and Mary Jane shoes.
• Harold and Martin Johns on Porch
  Baby Harold Johns sits on a small wooden rocking chair. His brother Martin stands beside him. In the background can be seen an embroidered Chinese screen and two potted plants.
• Johns Family in Garden
  The Johns family posing in front of a stone wall in a garden. Alfred Johns stands behind Myrtle, who is seated on a wicker chair with baby Martin on her lap. Alfred wears a three piece suit with a watch chain. Myrtle wears an ankle-length dress with short sleeves over long sleeves.
• Johns Family on Porch
  The Johns family on the porch of a brick building, probably their home. Alfred Johns stands behind Myrtle who is seated on a wicker chair with baby Harold on her lap. Martin Johns is seated in his own little rocking chair. There are potted plants on either side of the family.
• The Canadian Business Agency Staff
  Gordon and Clara Jones are seated for a formal portrait with a group of ten Chinese staff members, two of them women (front row right). Taken on the verandah of the Canadian Methodist Mission Business Agency in Chongqing.
• The Canadian School with People in Front
  A large four story building with large ornamental steps leading up to the front door. Numerous people mill about in the front yard.
• View from Canadian School Dormitory, Chongqing
  The scene depicts a pond, perhaps Duckling Pond, in a shallow valley surrounded by terraced fields. A group of buildings is at the left. Pathways crisscross the pond.
• Laura Riddell with Students on Lawn
  Laura Riddell seated on a lawn with students reading a book. The brick wall and stone steps of the Canadian School in West China, Chongqing branch, is in the background.
• Laura Riddell, Teacher at Canadian School in West China
  Laura Riddell seated in a wicker chair reading a book in a drawing room with a roll up desk in one corner with a Chinese vase and possibly a candlestick on top of it. Another desk has a model Chinese junk on it and two Chinese candlesticks. There is a Chinese carpet on the floor.
• Luchow Students Preparing to Take Group Photograph
  A group of six missionary women with young Chinese students preparing to take a group photograph. The missionary teachers are guiding a middle row of students into place while a man, possibly the photographer, positions the children in seated on the ground in the front row. Some of the girls in the middle row have braided hair to below their waists. The missionaries are wearing pith helmets.
• Luchow Female Students with Missionary Teachers
  A group portrait of missionary women school teachers with two rows of female students, one standing and another seated. Taken on a lawn in front of a brick wall. The missionaries all wear versions of pith helmets with shirtwaists and skirts. The children mostly wear scholars' gowns (AKA changshan and qipao), indicating their status as students. They all have their hair dressed in traditional female styles.
• Luchow Dispensary Gordon Jones's Building
  Medium sized brick building with a shorter second story on one half of it. There are two doors, one on each portion of the building.
• Junghsien Hospital Compound
  Taken from a grassy hill overlooking rooftops, a panoramic view of the hospital compound shows three or more substantial buildings within the compound and two long rectangular buildings built into the compound wall in the foreground. Rolling hills are in the background.
• Junghsien Hospital Women's Wing
  A double verandahed building similar in style to missionary homes. The building appears to be in the process of construction by the piles of bricks and unkempt appearance around its base. A person sits on the ground on the lower verandah. Another person appears to be sweeping behind a column nearby. Other buildings can be seen in the background.
• Placing a Roof Beam, Junghsien Hospital
  A large group of workmen carry poles up a wooden plank. Another group secures a large beam in place while building the roof of the hospital. Another roof beam appears to be already in place on the right side of the photo. A Chinese grave is seen on a hill in the far left background. The caption is written on the front along with the number 3.
• Leveling Hospital Compound, Junghsien
  A large group of workmen and women carry pairs of baskets and work with rake-like tools in a yard within a compound. A high brick wall and building wall are in the background. The caption is written on the front along with the number 2.