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[Barr family and others standing in front of Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Wuchang, China]
Photograph of the Barr family and others standing in front of a Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Wuchang, China, April 19, 1935. The inscription identifies the individuals as (front left to right) Litchfield, Jo Ann Barr, Amah, Cokely, Cole, Gene Barr,…

[Barr family and others standing in front of Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Nan Hu Field, Wuchang, China]
Photographic group portrait of the Barr family and others standing in front of a Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Nan Hu Field, Wuchang, China, circa September 1935. From left to right: Katherine. Litchfield, JoAnn Barr, Amah, [Eillein?] Cokely, Kay Cole,…

[Barr family and others standing in front of Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Nan Hu Field, Wuchang, China]
Photographic group portrait of the Barr family and others standing in front of a Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Nan Hu Field, Wuchang, China, circa September 1935. From left to right: Katherine. Litchfield, JoAnn Barr, Amah, [Eillein?] Cokely, Kay Cole,…

[Stew Somers, Effie Hortense Barr, Julius A. Barr, and Bill S. standing outside building, Nanjing, China]
Photograph of (from left to right) Stew Somers, Effie Hortense Barr, Julius A. Barr, and Bill S. standing outside a building, Nanjing, China, circa November 1935.Inscription: "Stew Somers, Hortense, Julius, Bill S. Nanking. Nov 1935."Part of a…

[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 Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, April 29, 1936]
Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, April 1936. The first part of the letter, dated April 26th, discusses the Barr family's experiences in China. She mentions Julius Barr's and Royal Leonard's piloting jobs for Chiang Kai-shek, her…

[People with Nestorian Stele in Xi'an, China]
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Englund, Winifred, and Effie Hortense Barr standing in front of the Nestorian Stele in Xi'an, China, May 1936. Photo from album page 88.Inscription on album page: "The 'Nestorian Tablet,' Sian. Mr. + Mrs. Englund, Winifred…

[People waiting for Wei River ferry]
Photograph of people waiting for the Wei River ferry in Binzhou, China, July 25, 1936. From left to right: Effie Hortense Barr (in car), Mr. Liu, Chang, and Mr. Beckons (a missionary of the China Inland Mission). Photo from album page 99.Inscription…

[Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, August 30, 1936]
Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, August 30, 1936. Discusses evacuating from Nanjing to Hankou (China) with the children, Julius's continued work in Nanjing evacuating officials via a Sikorsky S-43 aircraft, and her fears about the…

[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…
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