214. BAN JA [PREACHER]
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Author:
Shackford, John B.
Reference Number: 214
Location: Unidentified
Document Type: Photo
Topics: Countryside, Men, Portraits, Preachers
Date: Circa 1930
Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches
Repository: Asia Collection, Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Notes:
Believe Ban Ja is the photographer's pronunciation of 頒 耶穌, meaning "announcing Jesus," loosely translated as "preacher." The Chinese characters on the bag the man is carrying are 福 音(fu yin, "good news" or "gospel")
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Photo record edited by Streetprint Admin at 2010-01-06 19:24:25
Reference Number: 214
Location: Unidentified
Document Type: Photo
Topics: Countryside, Men, Portraits, Preachers
Date: Circa 1930
Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches
Repository: Asia Collection, Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Notes:
Believe Ban Ja is the photographer's pronunciation of 頒 耶穌, meaning "announcing Jesus," loosely translated as "preacher." The Chinese characters on the bag the man is carrying are 福 音(fu yin, "good news" or "gospel")
Comments: None [add]
Photo record edited by Streetprint Admin at 2010-01-06 19:24:25