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Mr. Liu and land owners (Item)

Photograph of Liu (second from left) and a group of land owners standing in a field near Pingliang, China, October 1936. Four of the land owners are identified as Wang Hui (left), Pu (fourth from right), Ma (third from right), and Wang (second from right). Photo from album page 106.Inscription on album page: "Mr. Liu and land owners. Oct. 1936."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album…

First excavations (Item)

Photograph of Julius A. Barr (left) and unidentified men making the first excavations for an airport extension near Pingliang, China, circa October 1936. Photo from album page 108.Inscription on album page: "First excavations."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…

[Liu at airfield near Pingliang, China] (Item)

Photograph of Liu at an airfield near Pingliang, China, circa October 1936. Photo from album page 106.Inscription on album page: "Mr. Liu on airport. Pingliang."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…

[Men marking location of wall] (Item)

Photograph of two men marking the location of a new wall for a recently expanded airport near Pingliang, China, circa October 1936. Photo from album page 108.Inscription on album page: "Laying out corner of wall of 'Boeing Bieh Shu.'"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…

[Surveyor measuring land] (Item)

Photograph of a surveyor using a tool, identified in the inscription as a "kung," to measure land near Pingliang, China, circa October 1936. Photo from album page 107.Inscription on album page: "Measuring with an official 'kung' by an official measurer."Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, circa 1934-1937. The…

[Barr family with Mr. and Mrs. Peterson] (Item)

Photograph of the Barr family and the Petersons, missionaries of the China Inland Mission (CIM), standing outside a building in Pingliang, China, circa 1934-1937. From left to right: Julius A. Barr, Mr. Peterson, Mrs. Peterson, JoAnn Barr, Gene Barr, and Effie Hortense Barr. Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Barr both hold dogs. Photo from album page 93.Inscription on album page: "Mr. and Mrs. Peterson,…

[Terraces near Pingliang, China] (Item)

Photograph of two unidentified men, one holding a rifle, standing in front of terraces near Pingliang, China, circa 1934-1937. An "X" in black ink marks the Golden Mountain resort. Photo from album page 92.Inscription on album page: "Terraces near Pingliang, Kansu. 'X' marks local summer resort 'Golden Mt.'"Part of the Julius A. Barr photograph album containing three hundred and thirty-nine (339)…

Carved wall near Pingliang (Item)

Photograph of an intricately carved wall near Pingliang, China, circa 1934-1937. Photo from album page 104.Inscription on album page: "Carved wall near Pingliang. (See 'x' on opposite page)."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…

[Soldiers at airfield in Pingliang, China] (Item)

Photograph of National Revolutionary Army soldiers lining the perimeter of an airfield in Pingliang, China, October 1935. Photo from album page 135.Inscription on album page: "Soldiers lining edge of airport at Pingliang, Kansu. Oct. 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…

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