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"Ward in Pediatric Dept. West China Union University." One whole crib (containing a Chinese child) and parts of two others are visible. A uniformed Chinese nurse wearing a mask is feeding the child. Another nurse is partly visible at left.

"Operation." Eight medical professionals visible, wearing caps, masks and scrubs, operating on patient reclining in center.

"X-Ray, West China Union Univ." Patient lying on table with uniformed nurse operating x-ray machine.

"First women to graduate in Pharmacy, with Dean Foster." Three Chinese women students pose on the steps of a building with Dean Foster, all in academic regalia; Chinese writing on two signs in the background.

"Children at Nursery School on West China Union University Campus. This is supported largely by gifts from the Provincial Government but students in Child Welfare Training Program of the Five Christian Universities observe in this school." A boy and a girl riding a wooden rocking horse on the lawn while another boy stands at right. Building in background at right, trees and shrubs at left.

"Workmen prepare lumber for West China Union University Dental Wing." Workers outdoors, some working on a large piece of wood. Another worker is carrying a long stick. There is a low wall nearby and people on the walkway behind it.

"Lab. in WCUU College of Medicine. Joint class of WCUU & Cheeloo U. students." At least 22 students, male and female, wearing Chinese dress, working at long lab desks with microscopes.

"Administration Building, West China Union University." Exterior view, with trees and hedges

"Chemistry Laboratory. April, 1928." Rows of Chinese students, apparently all men and wearing white coats, work at laboratory benches; waste liquid can be seen flowing into tubs at left. Display cases on wall at right. Man in Western dress (instructor?) stands at left.

"Medical & Dental College at West China Union Univ." Wide front view of building, with trees, lawns and other buildings partially visible.

"Women's College West China Union University. Freshman Drill." Young women in uniform standing in rows on a grass athletics field with arms stretching above their heads. Large tree and building in the background.

"Scene on West China Union University campus." A view of one of the walkways around the university. It is lines by trees on both sides, and some women are walking on iit. Some of the university buildings are visible in the distance.

"West China students registering." About 10 students, male and female, in Chinese dress, gathered around outdoor registration tables filling out forms. Building, trees and shrubs in the background.

"The heart of the dormitory water system. From here the water flows through bamboo pipes to the washrooms. The tower in the background is the watch-tower for the night watchman. The new dining-hall will occupy the graveyard." Building to the right, watchtower and another compound in the background. At right, a man pours a bucket of water down a brick pipe.; ["Nanking" on the negative envelope indicates that this picture comes from the period during which Nanking University relocated to the WCUU campus - approximately 1937-45.]

"This is a picture of morning prayers in our chapel. One of the Chinese teachers Rev. Newton Chiang is leading" Rev. Chiang stands alone at a lectern in the front of the room, facing the camera. Facing him on two sides are rows of pews full of students.

"W.C.U.U." Men, presumably professors, are sitting at a table in a room and either reading or writing. On the wall behind them are cubbyholes.

"Under the supervision of Dr. Dickinson, West China Union University students learn to judge dairy cattle. The Chinese on left of the heifer is Ho Beh-hen, Director Szechuan Provincial Reconstruction Bureau." [now Sichuan] Nine adult men, one Western, the rest Chinese, mixed Chinese and Western dress, surrounding a dairy cow in a courtyard with brick walls and a building in the background; West China Union University was later known as Hua xi xie he da xue.

"Mr. Wallace on campus of Christian Universities, Chengtu, with Col. Urbach, Sector Commandant, U. S. Army." Mr. Wallace at left wearing Western civilian clothes; Col. Urbach in Army uniform; at right two Chinese men in Western dress; behind them, another Western man, three Chinese in Western dress and one in Army uniform are partly visible. More people in the crowd in the back, in front of a large building.

"Main entrance to College of Medicine and Dentistry, three feet deep." The front steps going into the Medical and Dental school at West China Union University, with flood waters covering a portion of the steps.

"O.P.D. entrance to University Hospital, West China Union University." One of the entrances in to the newly completed hospital. Several people are near the doorway.

"Physiology Class Atherton Bldg. W. C. U. U." 7 male Chinese students in Chinese dress, supervised by a male Western professor in Western dress, at work in the lab, sitting on high stools at lab tables.

"Herd of dairy cattle on campus." Cows lying and grazing on the soccer field, with people walking behind them. Goal posts in middle distance, treeline and college buildings in background.

"West China Tannery Project." Eight or none men working at scraping skins on slanted tables in a brick-walled room.

"The cast of The Alabaster Box Easter 1941 Chengtu." "The Easter play produced by staff and students of the Five Universities" Two women and five men, all Chinese, costumed in "biblical" clothing. Hedge and building in background.

"Glimpses of the tribes of Sikang from whence most of our 'border students' come." "On a local stage, Sikang." Three young Sikang men wearing tribal dress, including large hats and elaborately decorated robes, holding large flutelike instruments and posing in front of a backdrop.

"West China Union Univ. Leper Hospital in foreground." View from above, with roads, fields, pond, and six buildings clustered in a star shape.

"One of operating theatres, Univ. Hospital West China Union University." View from above of empty operating table and lamp.

"Library at West China Union in Chengtu 1946" Garden in forefront, trees, students gathered on the path in front of the building, one with a bicycle.

"WCUU Athletic Meet April 24th 1937". Row of young women lined up on the field towards the front, divided from two rows of young men by a small distance. Behind the rows of young men is a larger group of people wearing all white. Trees and buildings in the background.

"Teachers residence." House for teachers at West China Union University. The house is set behind a brick wall which has a Chinese style gate leading into the yard.

"West China Union University Hospital Buildings under construction." A view of the hospital building, partly constructed. Scaffolding is set up around the visible face of the building.

"Farmers removing egg-shaped gravel stones from the channel bed during the dredging period. The stones are washed down from high mountains by swift currents." In foreground, a man and a boy wearing traditional Chinese clothing, turbans and aprons. The boy has a woven basket on his back. Rocks are piled at their feet. Several more baskets are visible behind them, and at least two more people in the distance. Mountains in background.

"Senior research students in chemistry." Two male Chinese students in Chinese dress, working at a lab counter with assortment of chemistry equipment. Shelf of chemicals on the wall behind.

"Agnew - W. China 1941." "Extension work." Man in Chinese clothing standing on a raised platform under a pagoda-style roof, lecturing to a large crowd of mostly Chinese in traditional dress, though one Western woman is visible in the foreground.

"Part of inner court of University Hospital and College of Medicine and Dentistry." A close view of one of the academic buildings at the University. In the foreground is a smaller building, possibly a home. A tree stands in the center of the photo and lines are attached to it, with clothing hanging from them.

"WCUU Friends' (Quaker) College." Full view of the front side of the building. Thick lawn in foreground, divided from the building by a wall. Several small and large trees, shrubs around the building.

"West China Union University duplicate." Clock tower, in a strip of lawn with small trees. Small group of people at left. Canal at right.

"Prof. T. H. Williams in his office and private lab. Dept. of Pathology, College of Medicine & Dentistry WCUU" Seen here in white lab coat, looking into his microscope, at a desk in front of the window.

"Pathology lab. for sectioning of tissues and preparation of museum specimens." Three people (two in lab coats) working at the desk near the window.

"New Hospital Tower, W. China Union Univ. Hospital" Seen from outside, still under construction; piles of construction materials lie on the ground and some of the windows lack glass.

"Dr. Harrison Mullett, Dr. Edna Wei and patient, University Dental Clinic." Dr. Wei works inside the patient's mouth as Dr. Mullett looks on. Both dentists wear white smocks; patient has white cloth over her chest. Another woman is partly visible at left.

"Chemistry Department June 1940. Staff & Teachers of both W.C.U.U. and Cheeloo. Nine graduates in front row." Group portrait on the steps of a building.; The Cheeloo Medical School shared the West China Union University campus during the Japanese occupation of its campus in Shantung [Shandong].

"Front view, Main Building of College of Medicine and Dentistry (West Wing cut off), W.C.U.U." A view of a three-four floor academic building from the outside. The design style is more along the lines of Western architecture, but the roof shows a Chinese influence.

"Near main entrance of West China Union University campus (Administration building on left)." A view of the gate at the main entrance to the university. Several Chinese people are wandering around the walkway.

"Dr. Rosemary Huang. Dept. of Oral Histology and Pathology. School of Dentistry. WCUU. Will be coming to U. S. A. shortly." Dr. Huang is wearing a white smock and holding a microscope but looking at the camera.

"The first four students to graduate in Pharmacy - with Dr. Meuser the Head of the Department - July 1934." Three female and one male student pose for a portrait with Dr. Meuser on the steps of a building. All are wearing academic dress. Placards with Chinese characters in the background.

"Track Meet at West China Union University, 1940." View directly down the track toward the advancing runners, who wear shorts and singlets. Spectators stand on both sides; a decorated grandstand at left.

"The Women's College Building, completed Sept. 1941." A view of one side of the building. The roof has a Chinese architectural design.

1st Row - Dr. Decker, Pres. Chen, Mr. Cressy; 2d Row - Mr. O - kin, Mr. Mondol, Pres. Wu, Mr. Gwoh Chong - ih; 3d Row - Dr. Ni Tsing - yuen, Dean Liu Kwoh - chuin, Bishop Ward, Mr. Fahs, Miss Priest, Chao. Ching hsi, Chen Chong - song; 4th Row - Dr. Tsien Pao - chuin, Dr. Jan? Kia-kwei, Dr. Thomson, Fan Tch-shen, Li Shih-king, Mrs. Maurer, Miss Mary Chen, Liu Tien-ching; 5th Row - Chu Hwei pang, Dr. Tai An-pan, Chen Kung-luh (hidden behind Thomson), Kuooh Pas chang, Mr. Maurer, Miss Fan Ih-chi, Miss Turner, Dean Chang Chi-wen; 6th Row - Chu Yong-chang (has glasses) Dr. Wei Ching-tsao, Dr. Fenn, Nelson Chen, Chen Chang-wei, Cheh chao (military training)

"W.C.U.U. Librarians." Two Chinese women are sitting at a table, both looking at books. There is a short bookshelf next to the table, and a man stands behind it, writing something in a folder.