Missionary Group Posing with Plane

Item

Title
Missionary Group Posing with Plane
Identifier
DS_053
Description
Isabelle Stinson poses with Stewart Allen and his three children (Margaret 8 years old, Gwyneth 4 years old and Phyllis 2 years old) in front of the Douglas DC2 14-passenger airliner that was to take them to Chongqing. A missionary woman, possibly Win Allen, can be seen at the back of the plane to the left of Stewart Allen. The airfield and mountains can be seen in the background.
Commentary
The Stinsons and Allens were travelling into Sichuan after the Japan had taken Shanghai. Travel up the Yangtze River was blocked off, so missionaries took alternative routes. On this occasion, Stewart Allen and John Stinson were seeing off Isabelle Stinson, Win Allen and the three Allen children, who were flying from Hong Kong to Chongqing, while the men took the Burma Road to accompany five trucks of luggage and mission supplies.
Creator
John Stinson
Date Created
1938-04-19
Location
Hong Kong
Original Format
black and white print
Source
David Stinson
Provenance
Stinson Family Archives
Publisher
SIUE
Record Date
2026-01-27
Contributor
Cory Willmott
Type
Still Image
References
Phyllis Allen and David Stinson. 2022. "The Allen-Stinson 1938 Trip into China."

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