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• Missionary Children Riding Sacred Fish
  The sacred fish gong is in the courtyard of a temple. Missionary children sit atop the sacred instrument as if it were a toy. The photographer must have approved. Of a photograph of mish kids standing on the head of the Great Buddha of Leshan, Don Willmott later wrote, "It is an example of what I call the 'colonial attitude' which we had in those days — a kind of innocent arrogance toward the Chinese. We kids would do almost anything we felt like, whether it was disrespectful of their religions or causing damage to their crops. They never dared to retaliate. They were always quite friendly. But maybe they did have in mind that on the Yangtze River, not far away, there were gunboats to protect us, and that sometimes these gunboats took action."
• Women Processing and Spinning Cotton
  The women on the right are preparing the cotton for spinning. The woman on the left is spinning the cotton. She works the treddle with her bound foot.
• Harmony Hall Servants, 1922
  A group of seven men and one woman posing in the courtyard of "Harmony Hall," Chengdu, where a group of four missionary couples were taking Chinese language and culture lessons.
• Actors in the Old Lady Shows Her Medals, 1922
  Formal portrait of a group of thirteen missionaries standing on the steps of an unidentified building, probably at WCUU. The women wear winter coats, and the men wear woolen suits. There is one child in the front.
• 1990s Bottleneck from Fulong Guan Temple
  Looking down over a tiled and tilted rooftop at Fulong Guan Temple with intricate carvings to an enclosed rectangular balcony and water in the Bottleneck rushing by below.
• 1990s Fulong Guan Temple Hexagonal Pavillion
  An hexagonal pavilion at Fulong Guan Temple with a curved rooftop with fanciful animal carvings on it. In the background one can see stucco buildings on a hillside.
• 1978 Er Wang Miao Lotus Lattice
  Two panes of lattice form this window at Er Wang Temple. Along the bottom is a horizontally oriented panel with vertical stretched ovals with rectangles in between. Above that is a large rectangular panel with a relief carving of a lotus flower and buds within a vase. Above that is a stylized Chinese character. Through the lattice one can see a very steep tiled rooftop.
• 1978 Fulong Guan Temple Hexagonal Lattice
  A group of three lattice windowpanes is arranged into six triangles with a diamond in the center. Within these base forms there are overlapping V-shapes that form a swastika in the center. Joining these dividing shapes are solid circle in the center surrounded by hexagonal lines.
• 1978 Fulong Guan Temple Rectangular Lattice
  Lattice window panes arranged in groups of six vertical panels has mostly rectangles within the design. Above these panels is another lattice window oriented horizontally and featuring a pattern that emulates plain weave fabric. There are two groups of this arrangement visible in the photo.
• 1978 Fulong Guan Temple Circular Lattice
  Close up of circular lattice window at Fulong Guan Temple. Pattern has a triangle in the center, with asymmetrically placed triangles and irregularly shaped rhombuses that appear to swirl in a clockwise direction.
• 1978 Fulong Guan Temple Stairs to Lattice
  Stairs lead up to a wall with a circular lattice window. The river and shoreline can be seen in the background between the treetops.
• 1978 Fulong Guan Temple through an Archway
  Several men can be seen through an archway standing between large columns at Fulong Guan Temple. The pavilion can be seen in the background, and a balcony up above.
• 1978 Fulong Guan Temple in the Rain
  Two men stand in a courtyard at the Fulong Guan Temple. One of them is Chinese. The other one is probably a delegation member. He holds an umbrella and camera.
• 1978 Fulong Guan Temple Rooftop
  Whimsical figures grace the curved rooftop of a balcony in the Fulong Guan Temple.
• 1978 Front Steps of Fulong Guan Temple
  Two people with umbrellas ascend the age-worn stone steps of the Fulong Guan Temple at its front entrance.
• 1978 New Anlan Bridge Facing West
  Taken from the Anlan Bridge facing toward the western shoreline. Powerlines and a terminus pavilion can be seen on the shore. A group of people with umbrellas are walking on the bridge. Supporting metal cables are visible in the foreground.
• 1978 New Anlan Bridge Facing Pavillion
  Taken from the Anlan Bridge facing toward the archway pavilion on the eastern shoreline. A large group of people can be seen on the bridge between the pavilion and the supporting beams. In the foreground one can see the metal cables.
• 1978 New Anlan Bridge Pavillion
  Taken from the Anlan Bridge facing toward the archway pavilion on the eastern shoreline. Portions of Er Wang Temple are visible on the mountainside behind. Two people with umbrellas, one with a bicycle are nearing the pavilion.
• 1978 New Anlan Bridge from East Shore
  The east side of the Anlan Bridge taken from the shore of the Inner River. Several people are crossing with and without umbrellas. The Fishmouth can be seen in the right. Powerlines are seen to cross the river and continue westward. There are stucco houses on the western shore.
• Robert Cunningham, Tibet
  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.
• The Ewans in a Garden with Church Tower
  Robert and Sarah Ewan standing on a garden path with an unidentified boy and woman. Small buildings are at intervals along the path. A tall church tower is in the background.
• The Ewans in a Lush Tropical Garden
  Robert and Sara Ewan stand on a lawn with an unidentified female missionary. They are surrounded by tall palm trees and other tropical plants in a cultured garden.
• Lotus Pond at Chengdu
  Close view of lotus leaves tightly packed into a small pond with small trees, grass and a small building in the background.
• CMM Compound at Sichengci Street, Chengdu
  Arial view over Chengdu with CMM compound at Sichengci Street in lower left foreground. Probably taken from a window of the CMM hospital.
• Ewan House in Chengdu
  Large missionary house with arched verandahs that encircle top and bottom floors. A yard with grass and flowers enclosed within a low brick fence.