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[Soldiers watching Boeing Model 247D]
Photograph of National Revolutionary Army soldiers watching as a Boeing Model 247D taxis for take-off at Nan Hu Airfield in Wuchang, China, circa May 1936. Photo from album page 128.Inscription on album page: "Boeing taxiing away."Part of the Julius…

[Bullet hole in Boeing Model 247D wing]
Photograph of a bullet hole in the right wing of a Boeing Model 247D, circa 1934-1937. Photo from album page 135.Inscription on album page: "Right wing, top."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339)…

[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…

[Boeing Model 247D aircraft taking off, Shanghai, China]
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…

[1938 National Championship Air Races, air show at Black Hills Airport in South Dakota, and assorted in-flight and airport scenes, circa 1938]
Film footage of the 1938 National Championship Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, an air show at Black Hills Airport in South Dakota, and miscellaneous in-flight and airport scenes, circa 1938. The first segment is of the 1938 National Championship Air…

[Pennsylvania Central Airlines Boeing 247D and other aircraft, circa 1938]
Film footage of a Pennsylvania Central Airlines Boeing 247D and other aircraft, circa 1938. The footage begins with short scenes showing various aircraft landing, taking off, taxiing, and parked at airfields, as well as aerial views taken from…

Cole, Yu, Barr [with Boeing Model 247D]
Photograph of (from left to right) Frank H. Cole, Yu, and Julius A. Barr standing next to a Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Kaifeng, China, circa October 1935. Photo from album page 31. Inscription on album page: "Cole, Yu, Barr." Part of the Julius A.…

[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,…

[Crated Boeing Model 247D aircraft on SS President Grant]
Photograph of a crated Boeing Model 247D aircraft on the SS President Grant, circa 1934. Text on crate: "To J. A. Barr. Shanghai, China." Inscription: "Crated Boeing on S.S. Pres. Grant." Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's…

[Floating crane unloading crated Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Shanghai, China]
Photograph of a floating crane unloading a crated Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Shanghai, China, circa November 1934. Inscription: "Unloading Boeing. Shanghai. Nov. 1934."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal life and flying…
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