Sneak Peek

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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.