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[Scenes in China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of scenes in China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Specific locations in the footage are unidentified. Scenes include city streets, cargo being unloaded from Barr's Boeing 247D aircraft, people using a pedal-powered water pump, children playing outside, and people congregating outside a gate. The footage is in…
[Aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Scenes include Chinese soldiers marching, Barr's Boeing 247D aircraft on the ground and in flight, a wounded man disembarking from the 247D, cargo being unloaded from the 247D, a Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft taking off,…
[Scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Scenes include a sign reading "No washing on the road permitted," panning shots of buildings and surrounding hills, and people with Barr's Boeing 247D aircraft. An unidentified man wearing glasses appears in several scenes The footage is in…
[Scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Scenes include people sledding, city streets in the snow, and panning shots of buildings and surrounding hills. The scene at 00:04:03 depicts people being carried in litters along a snowy path. An unidentified man wearing glasses appears in…
[Footage taken during flight from Japan to Shanghai (China), including travel footage in Shanghai, circa 1930s-1940s]
Film footage taken during a flight from Japan to Shanghai (China), including travel footage in Shanghai, circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with aerial views of Mount Fuji taken from an unidentified airliner. The next segment is comprised of travel footage, most likely taken in or near Shanghai, China. The shots feature a temple or shrine, a busy harbor, and various street scenes. No exterior…
[Pitcairn PA-34 Autogiro and river flooding in China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of a Pitcairn PA-34 Autogiro and river flooding in China, circa 1930s. The first segment, which takes place at a grass airfield, features scenes of a PA-34 Autogiro as it takes off, flies over the field, and lands. A Ford 5-AT-D Tri-Motor aircraft is also briefly shown at 00:02:00. The next segment, beginning at 00:02:20, consists of aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft,…
[River flooding in China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of river flooding in China, circa 1930s. The footage begins with aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, likely piloted by Julius A. Barr, showing areas impacted by severe flooding of the Yangtze River and other waterways. Scenes depict partially submerged buildings and landscapes, including a flooded Texaco facility in Hankou. The next segment, beginning at 00:01:32, shows…
[Crated Boeing 247D aircraft and scenes at house, Shanghai, China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of a crated Boeing 247D and scenes of the Barr family at a house, Shanghai, China, circa 1930s. The footage begins with a crated 247D aircraft being unloaded from a barge. Text written on the crate indicates that the aircraft was shipped from the Boeing Aircraft Company in Seattle, Washington, to Julius A. Barr in Shanghai, China. After unloading, the fuselage section is shown being…