Missionary Research Library collection of lantern slides, circa 1920 -- 1929

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Missionary Research Library collection of lantern slides, circa 1920 -- 1929

This series is open for research.

Lantern slides are very fragile. Please handle with care.

5.5 linear feet; 5.5 linear feet; 7 boxes

This series contains color and black and white lantern slides depicting mission related and general scenes in China circa 1920-1929, including hospitals and hospital personnel, medical schools and labs, landscapes, and city and village life including buildings and people. A number of images were taken or published by T. H. McAllister-Kelly Company, Inc. For detailed descriptions of slides, please consult the legacy spreadsheet by contacting Burke staff.

This series is arranged numerically.

For detailed descriptions of slides, please consult the legacy spreadsheet by contacting Burke staff.



Box 1 Slides 1-45, circa 1920 -- 1929



Box 2 Slides 46-72, circa 1920 -- 1929



Box 3 Slides 73-104, circa 1920 -- 1929



Box 4 Slides 105-135, circa 1920 -- 1929



Box 5 Slides 136-181, circa 1920 -- 1929



Box 6 Slides 182-224, circa 1920 -- 1929



Box 7 Slides 225-253, circa 1920 -- 1929