The Diary of Annis H. Strong

This is a photograph from 1927 of the same steamship that Annis was on, at the port in Shanghai.

We know that these beads belonged to Annis. We're unsure if these are beads that she bought from the Jade Shop in Shanghai. We're also unsure what they are. Current consensus around the house is that they're likely coral.

Annis visited this store and purchased Jade Beads for Sarah."Nanking" was the "Americanized" version of Nanjing.On 23 August 1937, a Chinese warplane attempting to bomb the Japanese ship Izumo missed its target, dropping four bombs onto the crowded nearby streets, two...

The Astor House Hotel, known as the Pujiang Hotel (浦江饭店) in Chinese from 1959-2018, was described as once "one of the famous hotels of the world". Established in 1846 as Richards' Hotel and Restaurant (礼查饭店) on The...

Dr. Anne Walter Fearn (known affectionately as "The Small Typhoon") appears several times in Annis's diary, and is worth researching and remembering in her own right. This artifact page will be where we keep information about Dr. Fearn we've found across the...

For context only - This image was not passed down Images from 1920's Japan are pretty hard to come by, but the best I can tell, this is the same style of rickshaw that Annis and her party traveled around in while visiting the shops in Kobe, Japan.

Annis described a Nikko Silk House as being a tiny, two story place, so this image doesn't quite match up, but it's still an interesting view of Kobe in the 20's

For reference only - This image was not passed down.This is an illustration of one of the "President Liners" in operation by the Dollar Steamship Line.

Photo for context only - This is not a photo they passed down. This is what the area around King Street looked like. On the left, you can see a streetcar which they called "Rapid Transit". The sign on the top reads Waikiki, and is likely identical to the car that...