Keywords: A close race between two "dragon boats", China, ca.1900-1919 (IMP-YDS-RG008-358-0008-0050).jpg en <br> A close race between two dragon boats China ca 1900-1919 A close race between 2 of the dragon boats which used to hold races I believe in the fall We could watch them from the rooftop of our house just a block from the river These slim racing shells could go very fast and there was always great excitement among the spectators who crowded the bank of the river I was told that these races were to commemorate the suicide by drowning of an official of the Manchu regime his protest against some action which he did not approve ; Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan were provided by their daughter Elsa Subject aat general views Photographer Unidentified Filename IMP-YDS-RG008-358-0008-0050 Geographic subject China Subject unesco Inland water transport; Customs and traditions; Sport Part of collection International Mission Photography Archive ca 1860-ca 1960 Type images Part of subcollection Photographs from the Yale Divinity School Library New Haven Connecticut ca 1880-1950 Part of repository Yale Divinity Library Special Collections Repository name Yale University Divinity School Day Missions Library Format lantern slides Archival file impa_Volume290/IMP-YDS-RG008-358-0008-0050 tiff Repository address Yale University Divinity School Library 409 Prospect Street New Haven CT 06511 Part of series Oliver and Jennie Logan Papers Repository email Divinity Library yale edu Date created 1900/1919 Publisher of the digital version University of Southern California Libraries Format aat photographs Legacy record ID impa-m66659 Access conditions http //www library yale edu/div/reproductions html Coverage date 1900/1919 1900/1919 Unidentified http //digitallibrary usc edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll123/id/51584 PD-old-70-1923 Magic lantern images Images from USC Digital Library uploaded by Fæ International Mission Photography Archive ca 1860-ca 1960 Boat racing |