[Aerial view of Tsing Kien Hsien, China]

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[Aerial view of Tsing Kien Hsien, China]

Description

Oblique aerial photograph of Tsing Kien Hsien, China, taken during a supply drop, January 1936. An "X" in black ink marks the drop site. Photo from album page 123.

Inscription on album page: "Dropping bullets at Tsing Kien Hsien, Shensi, at point 'X.' Jan. 1936."

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

1936-01

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Bibliographic Citation

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

Identifier

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