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[People standing next to Boeing 247D aircraft, Hankou, China] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of people standing next to a Boeing 247D aircraft, Hankou, China, circa March 1935. Each person, including Effie Hortense Barr (fourth from right), is identified in the inscription.Inscription: "Alice Gale, Mr. Wong, Lloyd Gale, Mr. Speshneff, Jeanne Elder, Hortense, Frank Cole, Kay [illegible]ole, Ted Smith. Hankow. Mar. '35."Part of a photograph album related to…

[Barr family and others standing in front of building, Hankou, China] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of the Barr family and others standing in front of a building, Hankou, China, circa December 1935. The people are partially identified by first or last name in the inscription.Inscription: "Speshneff, Bill, Hortense [Effie Hortense Barr], JoAnn [Barr], Carol Somers, Wolfsberg, Leonard, Stuart S., Julius [A. Barr]. Hankow. Xmas 1935."Part of a photograph album related to…

[Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, September 24, 1937] (Item)

Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, September 24, 1937. Discusses the family's move back to Hankou, Julius teaching aerial bombardment, and activities related to the Sino-Japanese War, which she fears will grow into a world conflict. Six handwritten pages and envelope.

[Letter from Julius Barr to his parents, November 26, 1936] (Item)

Letter from Julius Barr to his parents, November 26, 1936. Discusses his work managing an airport, the current political upheaval in China, Zhang Xueliang's decision to relocate the headquarters from Sian (Xi'an), and his flights in the Boeing Model 247D aircraft. Also shares personal news about the family's life in Ping Liang (Ping Liang). Six sheets, nine handwritten pages.

[Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 7, 1937] (Item)

Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 7, 1937. Discusses the political turmoil in China, her husband's (Julius) and Royal Leonard's dangerous piloting work, an upcoming evacuation from Hankou, and other personal news. Also mentions Julius being on call as a pilot for Madame Chiang. Four handwritten pages.