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[Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Barr from Julius A. Barr]
Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Barr (Pittsburg, Pennsylvania) from Julius A. Barr (Nanjing, China), circa 1930s. The envelope is empty.

[Letter from Julius Barr to his parents, November 20, 1938]
Letter from Julius Barr to his parents, November 20, 1938. Discusses his return trip to the United States, his new job at the Boeing Aircraft Company, and settling in to his new life. One typed page.

[Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, August 6, 1931]
Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, August 6, 1931. Discusses his departure from and return to China, his travels in the Pacific Northwest, and the demonstration of a Boeing aircraft. Three handwritten pages on Canadian Pacific (S. S. Empress…

[Julius A. Barr in Army Air Corps uniform]
Photograph of Julius A. Barr in his U.S. Army Air Corps uniform, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1920s.Inscription on verso: "Julius -- San Antonio."

[Postcard announcing Julius A. Barr's graduation from flight training]
Postcard announcing Julius A. Barr's graduation from flight training at Brooks Field, Texas, August 1927. The postcard features an illustration of an aircraft, a photograph of Barr, and Barr's signature. The verso inscription, written by Barr, gives…

[Postcard of Cheyenne Transcontinental Airport]
Postcard of Cheyenne Transcontinental Airport, Wyoming, circa 1920s-1930s. An arrow in blue ink indicates a Boeing office building, as noted on the verso by Julius A. Barr.Inscription on verso: "One of Boeing's office buildings. Have a large 2 story…

[Men with Douglas World Cruiser "Seattle" aircraft]
Photograph of two men with the Douglas World Cruiser "Seattle" aircraft, Kanatak, Alaska, April 1924. One of the men is carrying the other on his back through the shallow water.

[Douglas World Cruiser "Seattle" aircraft in harbor]
Photograph of the Douglas World Cruiser "Seattle" aircraft in a harbor, Kanatak, Alaska, April 1924. Inscription on verso: "First round the world flight plane, forced down at Kanatak, Alaska on peninsula west of Kodiak. Later crashed on flight to…

World fliers, taken immediately after their arrival in Eugene
Photographic group portrait of Douglas World Cruiser flight crews with a car, the "Chicago" (left), and the "Boston" (right), Eugene, Oregon, circa March 1924. From left to right: Leigh Wade, Erik H. Nelson, Leslie P. Arnold, Lowell H. Smith, John…

[Members of Douglas World Cruisers flight crews and others posing with bald eagle]
Photographic group portrait of members of the Douglas World Cruisers flight crews and others posing with a bald eagle, Alaska, 1924.
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