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[Yangtze River in Hankou, China]
Photograph of the Yangtze River in Hankou, China, July 1935. The river has a high water level and is likely at flood stage. Photo from album page 74.Inscription on album page: "High water at Hankow. July 1935."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph…

[Yangtze River in Hankou, China]
Photograph of people gathered along the Yangtze River in Hankou, China, July 1935. The river has a high water level and is likely at flood stage. Photo from album page 74.Inscription on album page: "High water at Hankow. July 1935."Part of the Julius…

[Julius A. Barr and others with Boeing Model 247D]
Photograph of a group of people, including Julius A. Barr (fourth from right), standing near the tail of a Boeing Model 247D, likely in or near Hankou, China, circa July 1935. Photo from album page 74.Inscription on album page: "Flood inspection…

[Aerial view of river flooding near Hankou, China]
Oblique aerial photograph of river flooding near Hankou, China, July 9, 1935. Inscription: "Flood near Hankow. July 9, 35."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal life and flying career in the United States and China, circa…

[Chiang Kai-shek with Savoia-Marchetti airplane]
Photograph of General Chiang Kai-shek disembarking from a Savoia-Marchetti airplane (fuselage number I-ABMO) at an airfield in Hankow, China, August 1938. Photo from album page 6.Inscription on album page: "Generalissimo Chiang leaves the gift Savoia…

[Savoia-Marchetti S.72 aircraft, Hankou, China]
Photograph of a Savoia-Marchetti S.72 aircraft (fuselage designation I-ABMO), Hankou, China, August 23, 1935. The inscription notes that this aircraft was used by General Chiang Kai-shek.Inscription: "Savoia Marchetti S-72. Hankow. Gen. Chiang…

[General Chiang Kai-shek exiting Savoia-Marchetti S.72 aircraft, Hankou, China]
Photograph of General Chiang Kai-shek exiting a Savoia-Marchetti S.72 aircraft (fuselage designation I-ABMO), Hankou, China, August 23, 1935. An arrow points to General Chiang.Inscription: "Gen. Chiang and Savoia. Aug. 23, 1935."Part of a photograph…

[Barr family and others standing in front of building, Hankou, China]
Photographic group portrait of the Barr family and others standing in front of a building, Hankou, China, circa December 1935. The people are partially identified by first or last name in the inscription.Inscription: "Speshneff, Bill, Hortense [Effie…

[Letter from Julius Barr to his parents, November 26, 1936]
Letter from Julius Barr to his parents, November 26, 1936. Discusses his work managing an airport, the current political upheaval in China, Zhang Xueliang's decision to relocate the headquarters from Sian (Xi'an), and his flights in the Boeing Model…

[Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 7, 1937]
Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 7, 1937. Discusses the political turmoil in China, her husband's (Julius) and Royal Leonard's dangerous piloting work, an upcoming evacuation from Hankou, and other personal news. Also…
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