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Description
Chinese immigrants to Maine, Hop Ling and an unnamed man were photographed in outfits from their homeland.
They were members of Augusta's South Parish Congregational Church Chinese Sunday School. Many Chinese residents joined Christian Church Sunday Schools, in part to learn English.
About This Item
- Title: Chinese immigrant men, Augusta, ca. 1890
- Creator: Chas. W. Hearn
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Augusta, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions: 17 cm x 11 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2112; Box 1 Vol. 2
- Collection: Wilma E. Perkins Barbour Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Chinese Americans--Maine--Augusta
- Chinese--United States
- Church work with immigrants
- Immigrants--United States--Maine--Augusta
- Religious education
- South Parish Congregational Church (Augusta, Me.)
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