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Photograph of a people waiting for a ferry on the bank of the Wei River in Xianyang, China, July 8, 1936. Several trucks and other vehicles are parked on the bank. Photo from album page 90.Inscription on album page: "In line, on bank of Wei River,…

Photograph of people loading vehicles onto a Wei River ferry near Xianyang, China, July 8, 1936. Photo from album page 90.Inscription on album page: "Ford V-8 touring and station wagon on ferry at Wei River, near Sienyang, 12 mi. from Sian."Part of…

Photograph of people standing by a road in the Liupan Mountains, China, July 12, 1936. Photo from album page 94.Inscription on album page: "At the summit of Liu Pan Shan. 30 miles west of Pingliang. July 12, 1936.'"Part of the Julius A. Barr…

Photograph of people and vehicles in front of an inn in Tsing Ning Chow, China, July 24, 1936. An "X" in black ink marks one of the doorways. Photo from album page 99.Inscription on album page: "Tourists inn at Tsing Ning Chow on return trip. July…

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…

Oblique aerial photograph of a Texaco facility in China, August 1936. Photo from album page 102.Inscription on album page: "Texas [sic] installation. Aug 1936."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339)…

Photograph of Liu (second from left) and a group of land owners standing in a field near Pingliang, China, October 1936. Four of the land owners are identified as Wang Hui (left), Pu (fourth from right), Ma (third from right), and Wang (second from…

Photograph of Liu (in suit, back to camera) discussing a land purchase with a group of men near Pingliang, China, October 1936. Photo from album page 107.Inscription on album page: "Figuring the mow. (6 mo. = 1 acre). (We bought almost 180 mow of…

Photograph of Liu at an airfield near Pingliang, China, circa October 1936. Photo from album page 106.Inscription on album page: "Mr. Liu on airport. Pingliang."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine…

Photograph of a surveyor using a tool, identified in the inscription as a "kung," to measure land near Pingliang, China, circa October 1936. Photo from album page 107.Inscription on album page: "Measuring with an official 'kung' by an official…