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Photograph of a large house and backyard garden in Xi'an, China, circa 1934-1937. Photo from album page 86.Inscription on album page: "This building was the China Inland Mission's 'Memorial School,' erected in memory of the children massacred in…

Photograph of Julius A. Barr standing outside a large house in Xi'an, China, circa 1934-1937. Photo from album page 86.Inscription on album page: "Pilot Barr. This building was the China Inland Mission's 'Memorial School,' erected in memory of the…

Photograph of a hot springs complex, identified in the inscription as "Lin Jung," near Xi'an, China, circa 1934-1937. Based on the inscription, this is likely the Huaqing Hot Springs, where Zhang Xueliang detained General Chiang Kai-shek in 1936.…

Photograph of Julius A. and Effie Hortense Barr at the Lin Jung hot springs near Xi'an, China, circa 1934-1937. Based on a previous inscription, this spot is likely the Huaqing Hot Springs, where Zhang Xueliang detained General Chiang Kai-shek in…

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Englund, Winifred, and Effie Hortense Barr standing in front of the Nestorian Stele in Xi'an, China, May 1936. Photo from album page 88.Inscription on album page: "The 'Nestorian Tablet,' Sian. Mr. + Mrs. Englund, Winifred…

Photograph of an unidentified man making a rubbing of an engraved tablet, likely in Xi'an, China, May 1936. Photo from album page 88.Inscription on album page: "Making 'rubbings' from famous tablets. May 1936."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph…

Photograph of Effie Hortense Barr and her children, JoAnn and Gene, standing outside a building in China, circa 1934-1937. Mrs. Barr holds a Thompson submachine gun. Photo from album page 89.Inscription on album page: "Mrs. Barr, with JoAnn and Gene,…

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 using poles to push a barge across the Wei River in Xianyang, China, circa 1934-1937. A railroad bridge, possibly part of the Longhai railway, is under construction in the background. Photo from album page 91.Inscription on album…