Drs David Duncan Main and Stephen Douglas Sturton trying on sample pyjamas at CMS Hospital, Hangzhou

Drs David Duncan Main and Stephen Douglas Sturton trying on sample pyjamas at CMS Hospital, Hangzhou

Collection

Maxwell Family

Identifier

Mx-s31

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Mx-s31. Cadbury Research Library archive finding number: DA26/2/4/16 (John Preston Maxwell Papers). CMS = Church Missionary Society. On the left is Dr. Stephen Douglas Sturton; on the right is Dr. David Duncan Main (1856-1934). Very large size sample pyjama bottoms supplied to the CMS hospital in error? For biographical details for Dr David Duncan Main ("Dr Apricot"), see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Duncan_Main.

Caption on photograph

Hangchow / C M S Hospital Nov. 12. 1924 / Dr. Duncan Main Dr. Sturton / Sample pyjamas sent out for Hospital patients

Location

Hangzhou

Date

Monday 24 November 1924

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Cadbury Research Library (Special Collections), University of Birmingham