A boys' school at Ing Tai, Ing Tai, Fujian, China, ca. 1910

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Title: A boys' school at Ing Tai, Ing Tai, Fujian, China, ca. 1910
Published / Created: 1900-1920
Publication Place: Fukien, Ing Tai, China, Asia
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
An exterior shot of a boys' school run by American missionaries at Ing Tai. The building seems to have been constructed using Chinese architectural traditions. Written above this photograph in its album: "Boys School, built for hospital. Piazza of Mr. Smith's house over the roof among the trees. At the right of the photo are walls of the memorial church."
The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou]. Edward Huntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage, raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien [Fujian], China. His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United States and China.
Extent: 9.6 x 11.6 cm

Access: Public
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