Claude Pickens
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Claude Pickens was an American missionary and photographer known for his extensive documentation of Muslim communities in northwest China during the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
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human ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | historical understanding of Chinese Muslim communities ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| documented |
Hui Muslim communities
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Islam in China ⓘ Islamic religious leaders in China ⓘ mosques in northwest China ⓘ |
| ethnographicFocus |
Chinese Muslims
ⓘ
Hui people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian missions
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Islamic studies in China ⓘ documentary photography ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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ethnographic photography ⓘ |
| hasCollectionIn |
Harvard University archives
NERFINISHED
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Harvard-Yenching Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Christian missionary viewpoint on Islam in China ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicSubject |
Muslim communities in Gansu
NERFINISHED
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Muslim communities in Qinghai ⓘ Muslim communities in Xinjiang ⓘ |
| heritage | American ⓘ |
| imageCollectionType |
black-and-white photographs
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glass lantern slides ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early 20th-century photographs of Chinese Muslims
ⓘ
extensive documentation of Muslim communities in northwest China ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| mediaTypeCreated |
lantern slide lectures
ⓘ
photographic negatives ⓘ |
| notableFor | visual record of Chinese Muslim life before mid-20th-century upheavals ⓘ |
| notableWork | photographic documentation of Muslim communities in northwest China ⓘ |
| occupation |
missionary
ⓘ
photographer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
China
NERFINISHED
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northwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly research on Islam in China ⓘ |
| travelledForWork | missionary journeys in northwest China ⓘ |
| travelPurpose |
Christian mission work among Chinese Muslims
ⓘ
photographic documentation of local communities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
educational materials on Islam in China
ⓘ
missionary presentations in the United States ⓘ |
| visualArchiveSignificance |
primary source for historians of Chinese Islam
ⓘ
rare early images of northwest China Muslim communities ⓘ |
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