Accession Number: 2009.24.16.583-593
Description: .583: BW print; two Chinese boys flank an older man sitting in a chair on a grassy lawn; all three wear traditional Tangzhuang suits; embossed " Tienjen Modern Studio"; captioned "Oldest member of Ling Kwang School with most recent additions. Child on left no parents--left in roadside... picked up by customs official in Foochow. Boy sitting on right--no parents always falling into pond so distant relatives plead with Mr. Lee to take him in"; 4 x 3"; .584: Fourteen Chinese boys stand in two ranks at the base of a stairway; captioned "Orphans--picked up on streets, no 'supporters' for any of these. All brought in during last 6 months 12/'45"; 3x4"; .585: Three Chinese men sit outdoors in front of building; two are winding rattan-like material onto wooden reels, a third is combing it into a bundle on his lap; captioned "Men at ends were first students fifty years ago. Preparing materials for mats"; 3x4"; .586: Two Chinese men sit on a specialized bench with their backs to camera, weaving large mats on a large wooden frame; captioned "Mat-making at Ling Kwang School Foochow. Lack of funds has resulted in lack of material"; 3x4"; .587: Line of Chinese boys playing tug o' war; covered walkway and trees in background; 3x4"; .588: Man stands on outdoor porch holding a bugle; man sits at small table with portable typewriter; captioned "Teachers at Ling Kwang School. Both played before the Queen Mary 1921"; 3x4"; .589: Four Chinese boys sit at table outdoors eating with chopsticks out of ceramic bowls; 3x4"; .590 Chinese man playing a pump organ; a sunny window is open on right; captioned "Exceptionally gifted in music and in mastery of English. Age 21 Hopes to become a teacher"; 3x4"; .591: Three Chinese boys grin for the camera as they walk on stilts; 3x4"; .592: Ten Chinese men wearing band uniforms play brass instruments and drums on a stone stairway; 4.625 x 6.125"; captioned "Band of Ling Kwang School--Foochow China"; .593: Same band from .592, wearing traditional Tangzhuang suits and standing outside in a single line facing camera; 3.75 x 5.75".
Medium: Photographic Paper
Date: ca. 1945
Credit Line: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24
Subjects: Asia Braille China Eating and Drinking Education of disabled persons Orchestras Organ (musical instrument) Orphans Playgrounds Schools for the blind and visually impaired Typewriting Vocational education Weaving
