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Douglas C-47 Skytrain at Liangshan Airbase A Douglas C-47 Skytrain sits on the runway at Liangshan Airbase. The plane has "Joanna" written in cursive script near the nose and "3" near the tail. A number starting with "8" is on the nose.
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Lufthansa Junker Ju 52 on Chengdu Airfield A Lufthansa Junker Ju 52 on the Chengdu Fenghuangshan Airfield (成都凤凰山机场), which had been recently built 15 miles northwest of the WCUU campus.
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David and Isabelle Stinson at the Hankow Airport Isabelle and David Stinson (2 years old) seen from behind as they wait for their Curtiss C-46 Commando to be refueled at Hankow, enroute from Shanghai to Chongqing. Both wear winter clothes in the freezing temperatures, Isabelle in a sporty jodhpur ensemble, David is a woolen snow suit. Trucks can be seen next to the plane in the background.
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Pandora Arriving at Hong Kong Met by Roy Spooner Roy Spooner meeting Pandora as she disembarked from the four-seater Chinese National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) plane at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong.
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Bomb Shelter in Chengdu, 1940 Isabelle Stinson with her son David and their “amah” smiling as they step into their World War II makeshift bomb shelter near their house on the WCUU campus, c.1940.
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Portrait of Katharine Hockin, 1946 Head and shoulders portrait of Katharine Hockin wearing what looks like a Japanese or Chinese silk blouse or dress. She is smiling and looking away from the camera. A crease in the print makes a mark across her hair.
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Stinsons with Chinese Language Teacher John and Isabelle Stinson pose at table on porch with their teacher while learning Chinese language. John is wearing his university sweater and scarf. Dora is holding the language textbook by F.W. Baller, "An Idiom a Lesson." Their teacher is appropriately dressed in a scholar's gown and cap.
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Gordon Jones Learning Chinese Language Gordon Jones and his Chinese language teacher sit at a table with books. Gordon is writing with a pen. There is an ornamental fireplace and couch in the room. The back of Gordon's head and Edwin Meuser taking the photo can be seen in the mirror in the background.
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David Crockett Graham Jr's Gravestone A stone engraved with "David Crockett Graham Jr, Feb. 14 - Dec. 17, 1914" sits on a bed of ferns with foliage in the background.
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David and Alicia Graham Studying Chinese Language David and Alicia are reading Chinese language textbooks, while their Chinese instructor also has a book open in front of him, but he looks at the camera. He is wearing a silk embroidered gown with a scholar's cap. The group are seated at a wooden table and there is a wooden screen and filing cabinet in the room behind them.
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Abrey Family on Porch The Abrey family posing on the porch of a brick building, probably their home. Fred wears a two piece suit with dark tie and pen in pocket. Elsie wears a polka dot blouse with a dark ankle-length skirt.
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Laura Riddell with Students on Lawn Laura Riddell seated on a lawn with students reading a book. The brick wall and stone steps of the Canadian School in West China, Chongqing branch, is in the background.
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Chinese Wooden Boats on the Min River A group of small wooden boats of the kind common on the Min River between Chengdu and Yibin. The boats are covered with woven bamboo mats through the middle. Most of them have masts for sailing when weather permits. They are sheltering at a sandy beach.
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Tire Problems on the Burma Road The driver of John Stinson's truck uses a lug wrench to fix the rear passenger tire after it has broken down. The baggage on the top of the truck is covered with tarps made from yak hides.
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Frequent Breakdowns on the Burma Road One of the eight trucks in the Allen-Stinson convey is stopped for repairs. One can see the license plate and the Chevrolet logo on the truck. A man stands half out of the frame to the left.
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The Road from Kunming to Chungking At a tight curve in the Burma Road, Stinson takes a photo over the flimsy wooden railing at the side of the road. Down in the valley, one can see the road descending alongside terraced fields.
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Stewart Allen Brings Up the Rear Five of the eight trucks in Allen's and Stinson's care have stopped, probably at a roadside restaurant (note the thatched roof in the left foreground). Stinson has climbed a rocky path to take the photo looking down upon the scene. On the curve of the road, a flimsy railing separates vehicles from the steep mountainside beyond it.
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Twenty-four Switchbacks Landscape scenery showing a few hairpin turns on the Burma Road. This section of the road is known as The Stilwell Twenty-Four due to the number of switchbacks or hairpin turns going up the mountain. General Joseph Stilwell must have used that road when he led the OSS during WWII. A large section of it is currently preserved as a heritage site.
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Horses Ford a River Horses are disembarking from a boat after crossing a river. They are wearing saddles and baskets over their muzzles, suggesting that they will be used for military purposes rather than as pack animals. Most likely, they are not part of the Stinson and Allen convoy, but rather encountered along the way.
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Fording the River 2 A truck with tarps made from yak skins covering the baggage on top is on a barge crossing a river. Many men are using a huge oar to propel the barge across the river. A road and buildings can be seen on the mountainside in the background.
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Fording the River 3 Stewart Allen stands on the deck of a barge with one of their eight trucks on it. The baggage on top of the truck is covered with tarps made from yak skins. There are many workmen on the barge, one of whom is using a pole to push the barge away from the shallow water near the shore. There is a canoe-like boat pulled up alongside the barge.
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Fording the River 1 Two men in the foreground hold a rope to keep the barge steady as five other men are on the barge to help load a truck onto it. The truck is covered with a tarp.
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John Stinson with One of the Drivers John Stinson poses with one of the drivers and another man in front of one of the eight trucks in his and Stewart Allen's convoy. One of the men sits on the front end of the truck. The baggage on top of the truck is covered with tarps made from yak skins.
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John Stinson and Stewart Allen with Five Lorries Five of the eight trucks in Allen's and Stinson's care travel in a convoy along a dirt road next to a lake or river. The baggage on the tops of the trucks are covered with tarps made from yak skins. The drivers have stopped at a roadside restaurant for a lunch break.
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Loading the Trucks in Kunming Scene at the railway depot in Kunming where John Stinson and Steward Allen are transferring the baggage from the train onto the trucks that they have hired. One man sits atop a truck to load boxes onto the truck top. A great pile of wooden boxes awaits loading. They hired altogether eight trucks to carry all the missionary baggage and supplies in their care.