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Photograph of the crate holding the Boeing Model 247D aboard the USS President Grant (originally named the USS Pine Tree State and later the USS Harris APA-2) in Shanghai, China, November 1934. Crate addressed to J.A. Barr Shanghai China. Photo from…

Photograph of a crated Boeing Model 247D fuselage being unloaded via crane from the SS President Grant in Shanghai, China, December 1, 1934. Photo from album page 65.Inscription on album page: "Unloading fuselage crate at Lungwha Aerodrome, Shanghai…

Photograph of a crated Boeing Model 247D fuselage being unpacked in Shanghai, China, circa December 1934. Photo from album page 66.Inscription on album page: "The Boeing slowly emerges."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three…

Photograph of a crated Boeing Model 247D fuselage being unpacked in Shanghai, China, circa December 1934. Photo from album page 66.Inscription on album page: "The Boeing slowly emerges."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three…

Photograph of the Huangpu River and the Bund waterfront area in Shanghai, China, taken from the Broadway Mansions, circa 1937. Photo from album page 115.Inscription on album page: "The Whangpu River and Shangai Bund from Broadway Mansions."Part of…

Photograph of General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) aircraft (tail number NC-16929) at an airfield in Shanghai, China, March 1937. Photo from album page 131.Inscription on album page: "Gen. Chiang Kai Shek's new Sikorsky…

Photograph of Julius A. Barr (in overcoat), Al H. Jensen (right, in leather jacket), and a National Revolutionary Army soldier standing next to General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) aircraft (tail number NC-16929) in…

Film footage of a crated Boeing 247D and scenes of the Barr family at a house, Shanghai, China, circa 1930s. The footage begins with a crated 247D aircraft being unloaded from a barge. Text written on the crate indicates that the aircraft was shipped…

Photograph of a Boeing Model 247D aircraft taking off, Shanghai, China, December 16, 1934. Inscription: "First take off of Boeing 247-D. Photo by Randall Gould. Shanghai. Dec. 16, 1934."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal…

Letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, January 14, 1945. Discusses his recent job transfer to public relations, American and Chinese protests in Shanghai, a recent visit by Secretary of War Robert P.…