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- Collection: Spence Family Collection. Fisk Special Collections. Series 8: Photographs. Series 9: Collections - Materials Related to the Fisk Jubilee Singers in Asia.
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"Poonghyo or Priests, Rangoon"
A commercially-produced image depicting two priests in Rangoon. Both of these holy men are kneeling in prayer.
The reverse of this image has writing in ink, reading "Poonghyo or Priests, Rangoon." This image was one of many commercially-produced…
The reverse of this image has writing in ink, reading "Poonghyo or Priests, Rangoon." This image was one of many commercially-produced…
"View of Shanghai"
A commercially-produced image depicting a street in Shanghai, China. This streetscape features an unknown classicized structure on the left-hand side of the image. Several carriages and hand-drawn carts driven by East-Asian persons are in the…
"Untitled- (Husainabad Gate, Lucknow)"
A commercially-produced image depicting the Husainabad Gate in Lucknow, India. This streetscape features this ornate three-arched gate in the background of the image. Smaller structures sit in the right and left of the middle ground of the…
"Sway Dragon Pagoda Rangoon - the Great Bell"
A commercially-produced image depicting the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon. The reverse of this image has writing in ink, reading "Sway Dragon Pagoda Rangoon - the Great Bell." This image was one of many commercially-produced images of various places…
"A Brahmin Family"
A commercially-produced image depicting a Brahman family in India. This family consists of four men and three women. Three men and one woman are seated in chairs. One man stands behind the seated persons. One woman stands to the right of the seated…
"Garden View of the Taj Mahal, Agra"
A commercially-produced image depicting the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. The reverse of this image has writing in ink, reading "Garden View of the Taj Mahal, Agra." This image was one of multiple commercially-produced images of various places and…
"Akbar's Tomb"
A commercially-produced image depicting Emperor Akbar's tomb in Agra, India. The reverse of this image has writing in ink, reading "Akbar's Tomb." This image was one of multiple commercially-produced images of various places and peoples in Asia…
"Untitled - Portrait of Frederick Loudin"
A Photographic Portrait of Frederick Loudin Taken During the Late Nineteenth Century. There is no identifying information written on the reverse of the photograph. This small photograph entered the possession of the Spence Family around this time.…
Season 1894-5. The Only Original Fisk Jubilee Singers (Loudin's).
This is a handbill for the Original Fisk Jubilee Singers (Loudin's) for the 1894-1895 season. The front features the title, the date, and head-shot photos of each member of the group..
The reverse of this single sheet contains two sections of text.…
The reverse of this single sheet contains two sections of text.…
"Untitled - Portrait of Henrietta Matson"
A commercially-produced image depicting missionary Henrietta Matson during her time living in India. The reverse of this image does not feature any writing in ink. However, Matson mentioned in her letters to the Spence family that she had a portrait…