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Photograph of General Chiang Kai-shek and other military officials inspecting an aviation school in Luoyang, China, circa 1934-1937. Several soldiers stand at attention next to their Fleet (Canada) Model 1 biplanes. Photo from album page…

Photograph of General Chiang Kai-shek exiting a Savoia-Marchetti S.72 aircraft (fuselage designation I-ABMO), Hankou, China, August 23, 1935. An arrow points to General Chiang.Inscription: "Gen. Chiang and Savoia. Aug. 23, 1935."Part of a photograph…

Photograph of General Chiang Kai-shek (on left, marked with an arrow) with a group of servicemen and officials, Kunming (Yunnan-Fu), China, circa April 1935. Inscription: "Gen. Chiang Kai Shik [Kai-shek] arriving. Yunnan Fu. May 1935."Part of a…

Photograph of General Chiang Kai-shek (center, with hat and cane), Zhang Xueliang (second from right), General Yang Hucheng (left), Governor Shao Li-Tzu (right), and others inspecting a pagoda near Xi'an, China, October 1935. Photo from album page…

Photograph of General Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang Xueliang, General Yang Hucheng, Governor Shao Li-Tzu, and others standing in front of a building in Xi'an, China, circa October 1935. The four identified men are numbered in black ink and noted in the…

Photograph of (from left to right) General Claire Lee Chennault, Madame Chiang, and Chiang Kai-shek seated at a table, circa 1941-1942.

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…

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…

Letter from Julius Barr to his parents, April 15, 1937. Discusses the dangerous political situation in China, Zhang Xueliang's imprisonment of Chiang Kai‐shek, and the seizure of their air base at Nanhu. Also mentions a clipping, which is not…

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;…