Photograph album related to the life and flying career of Julius A. Barr, documenting his personal life and his time in the United States and China, circa 1929-1931. The album contains approximately 263 photographs and has a brown decorative cover…
Photograph album related to the life and flying career of Julius A. Barr, documenting his personal life and his time in China, circa 1932-1933. The album has a black and brown cover with a decorative dragon design and contains 514 photographs, five…
Photograph album related to the life and flying career of Julius A. Barr, documenting his personal life and his time in China, circa 1934-1935. The album, which is coverless, contains approximately 365 photographs. The images depict family scenes;…
Business card for Boeing pilot Julius A. Barr, circa 1920s-1930s. The text is printed in English on one side and Chinese on the other.English text: "Julius A. Barr / Airplane pilot / Representing Boeing Airplane Co. / United Aircraft Exports Inc."
Business card for pilot Julius A. Barr, circa 1930s. The text is printed in English on one side and Chinese on the other.English text: "Julius A. Barr / Airplane pilot for the Chinese government / Nanking / Ming Ku Kung Airdrome / Phone 21321.
Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, January 29, 1931. Discusses his travels home through Kansas and Nebraska, JoAnn getting her first tooth, and the weather in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Two handwritten pages.
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…
Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, September 19, 1931. Discusses his experiences in China as a demonstration pilot. Four handwritten pages on Chinese Government Railways stationery.
Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, October 18, 1931. Discusses his experiences as a demonstration pilot in China and his interactions with T. H. McConnell of United Aircraft Export and E. B. Haines of Pratt and Whitney Motor Company. Four…