Mrs. M. C. Swen doing research, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, ca.1944

"Mrs. M.C. Swen wife of Nanking professor carrying on researc[h] in photography in WCUU. She is using Chinese scale, which are more accurate than ordinary Western balances." Mrs. Swen, wearing a white lab coat, holds the scale in her left hand. Others partly visible on the other side of the lab counter, partly hidden by rows of bottles on shelf.; University of Nanking students and professors were on campus of West China Union University during the Japanese occupation of their home campus