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[Barr family and others standing in front of Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Nan Hu Field, Wuchang, China]
Photographic group portrait of the Barr family and others standing in front of a Boeing Model 247D aircraft, Nan Hu Field, Wuchang, China, circa September 1935. From left to right: Katherine. Litchfield, JoAnn Barr, Amah, [Eillein?] Cokely, Kay Cole, Effie Hortense Barr, Gene Barr, and Julius A. Barr. Photo from album page 70. Inscription on album page: "Group taken for short ride during test hop.…
[Julius A. Barr in Guyuan, China]
Photograph of Julius A. Barr at an airfield in Guyuan, China, circa 1934-1937. A Boeing Model 247D is visible in the background. Photo from album page 45.Inscription on album page: "Barr."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…
[Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 31, 1939]
Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 31, 1939. Discusses the death of Julius and others in the crash of a Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner. Includes a handwritten addendum dated April 4th, which relates her plans for the future. Six typed and handwritten pages.
[Julius A. Barr standing next to Stearman C-3B aircraft]
Photograph of Julius A. Barr standing next to a Stearman C-3B aircraft (wing number NS-1[?]), circa 1929-1931. Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal life and flying career in the United States and China, circa 1929-1931.