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Letter from Julius Barr to his parents, August 23, 1938. Discusses Hortense's arrival in the United States, his work and living conditions in Kunming (China), and possible job prospects in the U.S. and China. Two typed pages.

Photograph of General Chiang Kai-shek (on left, marked with an arrow) with a group of servicemen and officials, Kunming (Yunnan-Fu), China, circa April 1935. Inscription: "Gen. Chiang Kai Shik [Kai-shek] arriving. Yunnan Fu. May 1935."Part of a…

Photographic group portrait of U.S. Merchant Marines and U.S. Navy servicemen after their liberation from the Shamshuipo internment camp, Kunming Air Base, China, circa 1940s. The tail of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (tail number 315854) is…

Photograph of two U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen sitting in the Adjutant General's Radio Message Center at Tenth Air Force Headquarters, Kunming, China, circa 1940s. The walls are covered with pinup posters of women.Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air…

Photograph of armed servicemen standing guard outside a Tenth Air Force compound near Kunming, China, circa October 1945.Typed on verso: "HQ., Tenth Air Force, China---The war was over/months ago, but these soldiers of the Tenth Air Force, caught in…

Photograph of Major General Albert F. Hegenberger, U.S. Army Air Forces, receiving his second star from Brigadier General Aubry L. Moore at Tenth Air Force Headquarters in Kunming, China, circa 1945-1946. Includes a typed memorandum from Headquarters…

Photographic group portrait of General Claire Lee Chennault (front row, second from right) and his staff in front of a large map, Kunming, China, circa 1940s. Individuals are identified by their last name and first and middle initials on…

Items from Box One, Folder 3 of the Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection, circa 1941-1943. Folder contains war-time correspondence sent during Neale's service with the American Volunteer Group. Includes 37 total documents, including many…

Photograph of people, including soldiers of the National Revolutionary Army, outside the Touring Hotel in Yunnan (present-day Kunming), China, May 1935. Photo from album page 23.Inscription on album page: "Yunnan. May 1935."Part of the Julius A. Barr…

Photograph of a Boeing Model 247D parked at an airfield in Yunnan (present-day Kunming), China, circa 1934-1937. Photo from album page 22.Inscription on album page: "Yunnan."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and…