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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 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 and other officials during an inspection of National Revolutionary Army servicemen and Consolidated Fleet Model 11 aircraft, Luoyang, China, October 11, 1935.Inscription: "Gen Chiang Kai Shik [Shek] inspecting…

Photograph of (from left to right) General Chiang Kai-shek, General Yang Hucheng, Governor Shao Li-Tzu, and Zhang Xueliang in Xi'an, China, circa September 1935.Inscription: "Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shih. Yang Hu Chen. Hsiao Li Tze. Chang…

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…