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[Crated Boeing 247D aircraft and scenes at house, Shanghai, China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of a crated Boeing 247D and scenes of the Barr family at a house, Shanghai, China, circa 1930s. The footage begins with a crated 247D aircraft being unloaded from a barge. Text written on the crate indicates that the aircraft was shipped…

[Aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Scenes include Chinese soldiers marching, Barr's Boeing 247D…

[Scenes in Bali, Indonesia, circa 1930s (Part 1 of 2)]
Film footage of scenes in Bali, Indonesia, circa 1930s. The footage, which was likely filmed by Julius A. Barr during his travels in Asia, is comprised of short clips depicting life in and around Bali. Scenes include people playing metallophones,…

[Scenes in Bali, Indonesia, circa 1930s (Part 2 of 2)]
Film footage of scenes in Bali, Indonesia, circa 1930s. The footage, which was likely filmed by Julius A. Barr during his travels in Asia, is comprised of short clips depicting life in and around Bali. Scenes include people working in a field, a…

[Scenes in China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of scenes in China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Specific locations in the footage are unidentified. Scenes include city streets, cargo being unloaded from…

[Scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Scenes include people sledding, city streets in the snow, and panning shots of buildings and…

[Harbor scenes in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, circa 1930s]
Film footage of harbor scenes in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, circa 1930s. The footage, which was likely filmed by Julius A. Barr during his travels in Asia, contains short clips of a harbor filmed from an unidentified ship. Scenes include people…

[Scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Scenes include a sign reading "No washing on the road permitted," panning shots of buildings…

[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…

[Postcard announcing graduation of August 1927 class from Brooks Field, Texas]
Postcard announcing the graduation of the August 1927 class from Brooks Field, Texas and their subsequent assignment to the Kelly Field Flying Cadet Detachment. Includes an illustration of a biplane and a photographic portrait of Julius A.…
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