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Pandora with Roy Spooner at Hawaii Roy Spooner and Pandora pose on the deck of the President Cleveland during their stopover in Hawaii. Both man and panda wear Hawaiian leis. Roy is holding Pandora facing the camera wearing a suit jacket with shorts.
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Pandora on Board the President Cleveland 2 Roy Spooner and Pandora on the deck of the President Cleveland. Pandora is sitting up with her back to the camera. Spooner, wearing gloves, is reaching out towards her. She is secured by a rope or chain from her neck to the wall of the ship. Another man is standing behind Spooner. The ocean can be seen beyond the railing behind them.
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Pandora on Board the President Cleveland 1 Roy Spooner and Pandora on the deck of the President Cleveland. Pandora is lying on her side with Spooner, wearing gloves, reaching out towards her. She is secured by a rope or chain from her neck to the wall of the ship. The ocean can be seen beyond the railing behind them.
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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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Pandora's Cage with Her Inside A large wooden cage with a solid back and bars on the front custom-made for panda transport. It is standing next to a brick building with a tile roof, probably the Dickinson home on "Canadian Row." In this image, Pandora peeks through the bars of the cage and the back door is closed. The cage has been repositioned with its back facing a brick wall.
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Pandora's Cage Front Side with Door Open A large wooden cage with a solid back and bars on the front custom-made for panda transport. It is standing next to a brick building with a tile roof, probably the Dickinson home on "Canadian Row." This image shows the front with zoo-like bars and a wooden slat that can be closed over them. Two children can be seen in the background - one a missionary boy and the other a Chinese boy.
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Pandora's Cage Back Side with Door Open A large wooden cage with a solid back and bars on the front custom-made for panda transport. It is standing next to a brick building with a tile roof, probably the Dickinson home on "Canadian Row." This image shows the back door through which the panda enters. A "chair" can be seen in the background.
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Pandora: From Sichuan to the World’s Fair This event tells the story of Pandora’s journey from Chengdu to New York in May and June of 1938, arriving in time to be on exhibit in the Zoological Society’s pavilion at the World’s Fair.
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A Group of Rhesus Macaque Monkeys A group of M. m. lasiota, the west Chinese rhesus macaque, found in western Sichuan and northern Yunnan, sitting among a stand of bamboo.
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Two Small Children with Pandora Two small children - a missionary girl and a Chinese boy - are playing with Pandora on a lawn. The girl has her hand on Pandora who is lying down facing her.
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Three Small Children with Pandora 2 Three small children - two missionary girls and one Chinese boy - playing with Pandora, who is sitting on the lawn in front of them. One of the girls is squatting. Another has taken off her hat. Pandora is paying them no mind.
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Three Small Children with Pandora 1 Three small children - two missionary girls and one Chinese boy - stand around Pandora, who appears to be walking on all fours on a lawn.
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A Woman and Three Small Children with Pandora A young woman crouches over Pandora with three small children watching. The oldest child, a girl, is seated on the grass holding a stick that is in Pandora's mouth. One of the children is a Chinese boy.
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Three Children with Pandora - 3 Three children play with Pandora the panda on a lawn at the WCUU campus. Eleanor (left) and Anne (middle) Williams are petting Pandora. David Spooner kneels to the right of Pandora.
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Three Children with Pandora - 2 Three children play with Pandora the panda on a lawn at the WCUU campus. Eleanor Williams and David Spooner are to the left and right of Pandora, respectively. Anne Williams is holding Pandora in the center.
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Three Children with Pandora - 1 Three children play with Pandora the panda on a lawn at the WCUU campus. They are seated on the grass behind Pandora.
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Woman Standing Behind Pandora in Tree Woman with hat standing behind Pandora, who is sitting in the crotch of a small tree on the WCUU campus.
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Woman Holding Pandora A smiling missionary woman with glasses holding Pandora. She is standing in a yard on the WCUU campus. The panda is holding its left paw up to its ear.
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Pandora the Panda in Chengdu
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WCMN The Bandit Chief, 1938 Travel narrative of Edward Beatty's and Gilbert Vinden's trek from Dujiangyan to just beyond Wolongguan, during which they encountered the baby panda, Pandora, for sale in a small mountain village.
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Map of the West China Union University Campus This map of WCUU was evidentially created in the 1930s, judging by the buildings that are included. The buildings have been numbered in the order in which they were built, which gives a good idea of the growth pattern of the campus.
Concerning the location where pandas lived on campus, David Crockett Graham is thought to have lived in the Baptist houses at 64,65,66 or 67. Pandora, Pandee and Pandah lived with the Grahams there. The Dickinsons, Agnews and other Canadians lived on "Canadian Row," at numbers 36-44 and 92-97. Pandora, Pan, Lien Ho, Happy, and other of Floyd Tangier Smith's pandas lived there.
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Map Detail of Region between Wolongguan and Maoshuizi This map continues Beatty's and Vinden's trek on their homeward journey from Wolongguan to Maoshuizi, where they saw the baby Pandora panda. They would have left the Shaotang River (P’i T’iao River) at Huachaodi, crossed over the Niutoushangou (Niu T’eo or Shan Cow’s Head Pass), picked up the Zhonghe River at Maluiping, which they followed to Maoshuizi, where they found Pandora for sale. From Sanjiangxiang (San Chiang Ko), where they stayed the night, they were able to get back to Dujiangyan the next day.
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Annotated Map of the Route between Caoping and Wolongguan This map's annotations show the key locations mentioned by Beatty in the third and fourth days of his account of his and Gilbert Vinden's trip into tribes country in 1938. Starting at Caoping on the third day, the pair left the riverbed to cross over mountains. They went through Maoshuizi (Mao Shin Tze - the red dot in the middle of the mountains), across the "Cow's Head Pass," and on to Wolongguan by the fourth day.
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Annotated Map of the Route between Xuankoucun and Caoping This map's annotations show the key locations mentioned by Beatty in the first two days of his account of his and Gilbert Vinden's trip into tribes country in 1938. Starting from Dujiangyan, the pair made it on foot to Caoping in two days. This part of the route follows the Shouxi River all the way. Maoshuizi (Mao Shin Tze), where the pair encountered baby Pandora on their way back is also indicated.
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Map Showing Relation of Panda Captures to Panda Reserve At least two baby pandas were captured near Wolongguan - Pandora in 1938 and Pandee in 1941. This is where there is a large nature reserve today.
