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![[Julius A. Barr and Al H. Jensen with Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper)]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/fdf3e3bc9e82dfaf10a2d44275d134d9.jpg "[Julius A. Barr and Al H. Jensen with Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper)]")
Photograph of Julius A. Barr (in overcoat), Al H. Jensen (right, in leather jacket), and a National Revolutionary Army soldier standing next to General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) aircraft (tail number NC-16929) in Shanghai, China, circa March 1937. Photo from album page 131.Inscription on album page: "The old crew of Boeing are hired for new Sikorsky. (Barr and…
![[Eric Just with Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper)]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/5da9430be6fcf952400f690e8a101146.jpg "[Eric Just with Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper)]")
Photograph of pilot Eric Just with General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) aircraft (tail number NC-16929) in Nanjing, China, May 2, 1937. Photo from album page 132.Inscription on album page: "Pilot Eric Just. Pilot just flew Sikorsky to Nanking. The military field was too soft. Plane nosed up but no damage done. May 2, 1937."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album…
[Photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal life and his time in China, circa 1934-1935]
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![[Photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal life and his time in China, circa 1934-1935]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/33532e49d95e02ae5091d3323d289db1.jpg "[Photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal life and his time in China, circa 1934-1935]")
Photograph album related to the life and flying career of Julius A. Barr, documenting his personal life and his time in China, circa 1934-1935. The album, which is coverless, contains approximately 365 photographs. The images depict family scenes; Chinese military personnel and leaders; friends and business associates; historic sites in China; aerial views of cities and landscapes; scenes of river…
![[Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, April 29, 1936]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/2c79ffd51f4ad8f466289ccd86924bcb.jpg "[Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, April 29, 1936]")
Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, April 1936. The first part of the letter, dated April 26th, discusses the Barr family's experiences in China. She mentions Julius Barr's and Royal Leonard's piloting jobs for Chiang Kai-shek, her own travels around China, and the sociopolitical situation between China and Japan. She also relates a story in which Julius's aircraft was shot by…
![[Letter from Julius Barr to his parents, April 15, 1937]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/d44f3ec3f1ddb30738bf64a17e9dc3da.jpg "[Letter from Julius Barr to his parents, April 15, 1937]")
Letter from Julius Barr to his parents, April 15, 1937. Discusses the dangerous political situation in China, Zhang Xueliang's imprisonment of Chiang Kai‐shek, and the seizure of their air base at Nanhu. Also mentions a clipping, which is not included in the letter. One typed page.