[Soldiers at airfield in Chengdu, China]

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[Soldiers at airfield in Chengdu, China]

Description

Photograph of National Revolutionary Army soldiers lined up to greet General Chiang Kai-shek at an airfield in Chengdu, China, circa 1934-1937. Fleet (Canada) Model 1 biplanes are visible in the background. Photo from album page 121.

Inscription on album page: "Gen. Chiang arrives in Chengtu."

Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, circa 1934-1937. The photos cover Barr's time in China as a personal pilot for both Zhang Xueliang (also known as the "Young Marshal" and "Peter Chang") and General Chiang Kai-shek.

Date

1934-1937 circa

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Bibliographic Citation

The Julius A. Barr Photograph Album/The Museum of Flight

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