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[Waterwheels on Yellow River]
Photograph of waterwheels on the Yellow River in Lanzhou, China, June 1935. Photo from album page 72.Inscription on album page: "Water wheels on Yellow River, Lanchow. June 1935."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…
[Waterwheels on Yellow River]
Photograph of waterwheels on the Yellow River in Lanzhou, China, June 1935. Photo from album page 72.Inscription on album page: "Water wheels on Yellow River, Lanchow. June 1935."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…
Wash day in Lanchow
Photograph of people washing laundry in the Yellow River in Lanzhou, China, circa 1934-1937. Photo from album page 71.Inscription on album page: "Wash day in Lanchow."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…
[Effie Hortense Barr with JoAnn and Gene]
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, holding the Thompson submachine gun which was carried ready for instant use, on the car trip from Sian to Lanchow."Part of the Julius A. Barr…
[People with Nestorian Stele in Xi'an, China]
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 and Mrs. Barr. May 1936."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs,…
Mr. and Mrs. Barr at Lin Jung
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 1936. Photo from album page 87 Inscription on album page: "Mr. + Mrs. Barr at Lin Jung."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three…
[Julius A. Barr in Xi'an, China]
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 children massacred in 1911, at previous school south of Sian."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339)…
[People waiting for ferry]
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, awaiting ferry to cross, enroute from Sian to Lanchow. July 8, 1936."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and…
[Lin Jung hot springs]
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. Photo from album page 87.Inscription on album page: "Lin Jung. Famous old hot springs. Gen. Chiang was resting here when detained by Marshal."Part of the…
[House and garden in Xi'an, China]
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 1911, at previous school south of Sian."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white…