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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.
• Isabelle Stinson in Bomb Shelter in Tzeliutsing, 1939
  Isabelle Stinson poses at the entrance to the Stinson's bomb shelter in Tzeliutsing.
• Back of Tzeliutsing Hospital Bombed
  The back of the Tzeliutsing Hospital, or possibly the adjoining women's hospital, showing one side of the roof and the walls torn down completely after the Japanese bombing.
• Left Side of Tzeliutsing Hospital Bombed
  A close look at the damage to the Tzeliutsing Hospital's left wing and central stories after being hit by Japanese bombs. The roof is complete gone over two of the five archways.
• Debris Behind Tzeliutsing Hospital After Bombing
  Bamboo fences and structures near the bombed Tzeliutsing Hospital are seen in shambles.
• Front of Tzeliutsing Hospital Bombed
  An unidentified man and woman stand on the front steps of the bombed Tzeliutsing Hospital. The roof and several stories have collapsed on the left side of the building.
• Worker with Shoulder Pole and Baskets
  A man with a carrying pole holding two full baskets looks back at the photographer as he approaches a small bridge over a ditch at an unknown location.
• Street Scene with Horse Cart and Train Car
  A man wearing a bamboo rain hat and poncho leads a horse and cart over a paved road next to a train track and car.
• Street Scene with Soldier and Scholar
  A street scene in an unidentified town shows, at left, a well-dressed soldier standing under what appears to be a streetlight. Walking away from the camera, a man dressed in a scholar's gown and fedora hat glances at the soldier. Electrical wires rise high above the two-story buildings that line the street. Two man-powered vehicles are also visible in the scene.
• 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.
• Portrait of Lily Hockin, 1946
  Head and shoulders portrait of Lily Hockin wearing a dark colored blouse or dress with a pearl necklace. She wears glasses and has her hair permed.
• Formal Portrait of Leshan Kindergarten Graduating Class
  The graduating class of kindergarten students stand in two rows wearing mortarboard hats and holding diplomas. John Stinson, Eunice Peters, and three unidentified Chinese teachers stand in the back row. A Chinese inscription is on a banner across the top.
• Formal Portrait of Leshan Girls' Group
  Christian girls' group, possibly Girl Guides, in three rows with John Stinson in the back row, and Lily and Katharine Hockin in the middle row flanked by two unnamed Chinese women. A small toddler peeks between two of the girls in the back row. The girl in the middle of the front row holds a flag with a small heart motif. Most of the girls wear large cross pins. A Chinese inscription is on a banner across the top.
• Dorothy Day with Two Small Friends
  Dorothy Day, daughter of Alfred and Esther Meuser Day, at left, watching two younger girls playing at headstands.
• John Stinson Teaching Chinese Boys
  John Stinson instructs a group of eight Chinese boys using a picture book. The group is seated on a lawn before a brick wall.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.