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• Gordon Jones Learning Chinese Language
  Gordon Jones and his Chinese language teacher sit at a table with books. Gordon is writing with a pen. There is an ornamental fireplace and couch in the room. The back of Gordon's head and Edwin Meuser taking the photo can be seen in the mirror in the background.
• The Taylors in Shanghai
  Richard and Evelina Taylor with baby riding on wheelbarrow with Parker Bayne pretending to be the coolie who pedaled the vehicle. The actual wheelbarrow driver stands to the far left behind a Chinese policeman or soldier. In the background is a paved Shanghai street in front of a Western-style brick building.
• Clara German with Wedding Guests
  Clara (left) on her wedding day posing with an unidentified missionary couple and their small child. They are at the Club Hotel, which can be seen in the background.
• Clara German at Japanese Language School
  A group of missionaries pose casually in front of a sign. There are six women and one man. Clara German is second from right.
• Clara German in Yokohama
  Clara poses under her sun umbrella at a scenic spot in Japan. There is a wooden porch behind her with mountains in the distance. She wears a white blouse and skirt.
• Clara German and Gordon Jones Wedding
  Clara and Gordon pose before a fence in a garden. Clara wears a white bodice and skirt with a pith helmet with a bow on top. She holds a white umbrella. Gordon wears a white suit and holds a pith helmet. They both wear white shoes.
• Graham Family on SS Jean LaBorde, 1939
  The Graham family sitting around a wicker table on the deck of the French ocean liner, SS Jean LaBorde. Left to right: David, Dorothy, unidentified man, Alicia, Jean.
• Graham Daughters with Snow-Covered Pavilion
  Dorothy (left) and Jean (right) Graham pose in fur-trimmed coats in front of a Chinese pavilion with snow on its thatched roof. The ground is covered with grass, so the snow must not have been much.
• Graham Wedding Anniversary
  David and Alicia are standing in their garden at WCUU wearing white clothes and smiling. There are trees in the background.
• Graham's Farewell Reception, 1948
  Alicia and David Graham are seated on chairs on their lawn on the WCUU campus with eight unidentified Chinese men and women. The Chinese women and one of the men wear padded qipaos. The other Chinese men wear Western-style clothes of various kinds. Alicia wears a fur trimmed coat. There is a Chinese inscription written along the top that refers to the occasion of the Grahams leaving China for good.
• Grahams with Seven Foster Daughters
  Alicia and David Graham are seated on chairs on their lawn on the WCUU campus. There are seven Chinese women standing in a row behind them. Everyone wears coats, sweaters or scarves, so it must be a chilly day. There are trees in the background.
• David Crockett Graham Home from Tatsienlu
  David Crockett Graham in his expedition gear, which includes a striped undershirt, cardigan, trousers, belt with gear attached, walking stick and pith helmet. His face is unshaven. He stands before a brick building with a window.
• Graham Family Portrait, 1919
  Formal portrait of David and Alicia Graham with their three children, Margaret (center), Dorothy (lower right), and Harriet (on Alicia's lap). Mom and girls wear white dresses.
• David Crockett Graham Jr's Gravestone
  A stone engraved with "David Crockett Graham Jr, Feb. 14 - Dec. 17, 1914" sits on a bed of ferns with foliage in the background.
• David and Alicia Graham Studying Chinese Language
  David and Alicia are reading Chinese language textbooks, while their Chinese instructor also has a book open in front of him, but he looks at the camera. He is wearing a silk embroidered gown with a scholar's cap. The group are seated at a wooden table and there is a wooden screen and filing cabinet in the room behind them.
• David Crockett Graham with Baby Margaret
  David holds a day old Margaret, the Grahams' first of five daughters. He is seated on a wicker chair.
• 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.