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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.
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Train trestle from Hanoi to Kunming Taken from the train on the French Indochina railway as it crosses a high bridge across a valley.
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Customs in Haiphong Missionary baggage in the care of Stewart Allen and John Stinson at the customs house with two men, one in a pith helmet. In the foreground one of the boxes is addressed to Miss Astrid Peterson, an American Baptist missionary stationed at Suifu (Yibin), Sichuan.
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Stewart Allen Guarding the Missionary Cargo in Haiphong Stewart Allen sits on top of a large box labelled "Chungking" amidst many wooden boxes of which he and John Stinson are in charge. The boxes and trunks are in front of a large brick building with columns. Another man is behind Allen wearing a pith helmet.
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Luggage on Board Ship from Hong Kong to Haiphong Three men are working with the baggage on board a ship. Several large cargo trunks are in the foreground, the closest of which bears the name "Stinson."
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Allen-Stinson Burma Road Trip, 1938 In the spring of 1938, shortly after Japan invaded Shanghai, Dr. Stewart Allen and Rev. John Stinson were charged with escorting all the missionary baggage and supplies that had been stuck in Shanghai. They took the French Indochina route into Yunnan and then the Burma Road to Chongqing, with adventures along the way.
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Woodblock Print - Threshing Rice Four men working in a rice field - two of them are tying the rice into sheaves, while the other two are threshing the sheaves in a conical wooden device for that purpose. They wear only cotton trousers.
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Myrtle Madge and Another Student Practicing Dentistry Two dental nurses pose with two child patients in the dental laboratory at the School of Dentistry at the University of Toronto where Alfred Johns and Myrtle Madge met. Myrtle (right) uses a set of pliers to pull a child's tooth. The other nurse wraps a bandage around a child's head, simulating a procedure after surgery. Bottles with labels sit in rows on shelves in the background. A large book lays open on the table.
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A Man Canoeing on the Algoma River A man in a suit, tie and hat canoes on a winding river in the Algoma District of Ontario.
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Graham House in Walla Walla, WA Small wood sideboard house where David Crockett Graham grew up. In his autobiography, he mentions that his father built this house himself, as he was skilled in all kinds of manual labor including farmwork and carpentry.
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Formal Portrait of David Crockett Graham's Natal Family, 1889 The Graham family sit for a formal portrait in what appears to be a photography studio. Although the photo was labelled 1890, it must be 1889 when the family moved to Walla Walla, and before the tragic deaths in the family. From left to right front row: William Edward Graham, Joseph Clarke Graham, David Crockett Graham, Elizabeth Atchley Graham. Back row: Mary Louisa Graham, Louis Israel Graham. It is not clear why David's closest sister, Elmira, is not in the photo. Within 1888 and 1889, David's mother Elizabeth and his brothers Louis, Mulford and baby Isaac would be dead and the family savings totally depleted.
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George Dodds in Front of his Monument Business Storefront George Dodds (far left) stands in front of the storefront for his monument business in Xenia, Ohio, with several relatives and employees. Carved gravestones are on display in the yard or sidewalk. The three story building also housed his family, including his daughter Carrie Dodds Geyer after her husband's death, along with their three children, Mary Katharine among them.
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Actors in the Old Lady Shows Her Medals, 1922 Formal portrait of a group of thirteen missionaries standing on the steps of an unidentified building, probably at WCUU. The women wear winter coats, and the men wear woolen suits. There is one child in the front.
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Willmott Wedding Portrait 2 Formal portrait of Lesslie Earl Willmott and Mary Katharine Geyer on their wedding day. The groom wears a tuxedo with a white vest and bowtie. The bride wears a white dress with a three tiered skirt that was considered unconventionally short for the time period. She also sports bobbed hair.