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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Train trestle from Hanoi to Kunming
  Taken from the train on the French Indochina railway as it crosses a high bridge across a valley.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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."
• 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.
• Dayfoot Wedding Best Man with Four Men and Camera
  Rev. John Stinson poses on a lawn with four unidentified men, one of whom holds a tripod with a movie camera. The hospitality tent can be seen on the left of the photo.
• Dayfoot Wedding Best Man with Photographer
  Rev. John Stinson poses on a lawn with an unidentified man who holds a camera. The same man is seen in DS_014 with a movie camera.
• Three Dayfoot Wedding Guests with Camera
  Three unidentified men pose on a lawn with trees, wicker chairs and a building in the background. The man on the left holds a tripod with a movie camera.
• Dayfoot Wedding Best Man with Two Guests
  Rev. John Stinson, best man at Rev. Arthur Dayfoot's wedding, poses on a lawn with an unidentified female guest and Dr. Harrison Mullett. The woman wears an ankle length dress with peplum and wide brimmed hat.
• Dayfoot Wedding Best Man with Two Female Guests
  Rev. John Stinson, best man at Rev. Arthur Dayfoot's wedding, poses on a lawn with two unidentified female guests. From a letter from John Stinson dated 1947-05-15, we learn that they were singing O perfect love, Because and A Wedding Prayer. The woman on the right is the same as appears seated in DS_010.
• Dayfoot Wedding Best Man and Bridesmaid
  Best man, Rev. John Stinson, and unknown bridesmaid sit at small desks set up on the lawn about 20 yards away from the hospitality tent, which can be seen in the background. They appear to be writing, each with their own book or other memento (it is unclear upon what the bridesmaid is writing).
• Guests Relaxing at the Dayfoot Wedding
  Five wedding guests are seated on chairs under the tent on the lawn at the Dayfoot wedding. There are five missionary women in floral ankle length gowns, one man in a suit and one Chinese woman wearing a qipao dress. The latter appears to be joking with someone to her right who is out of the frame. The woman next to her is also looking that way. She also appears in DS_012.
• Bessie Julien Dayfoot Relaxing at Wedding
  Bessie Julien Dayfoot sits in a wicker chair holding a cup of tea. Beams, rope and shade suggest she is under a tent. A tea service can be seen on the table to her left. In the background, some figures are standing in a group around small desks where the best man and bridesmaid are seated.
• Dayfoot Wedding Accidental Shot
  Bessie Julien Dayfoot stands at the left side of the frame while an unknown older woman walks towards the camera on the right. Neither woman is posing for the camera. There is a large white streak from top to bottom over this woman's left arm.
• Dayfoot Wedding Candid Portrait
  Standing on a lawn with flowers, trees and a building in the background, Rev. Arthur Dayfoot, Bessie Julien Dayfoot and an unknown bridesmaid are caught off guard in a candid photo while posing for portraits.
• Dayfoot Wedding Party Portrait
  The Dayfoot wedding party poses on a lawn - left to right: Rev. John Stinson, unknown bridesmaid, Bessie Julien Dayfoot and Rev. Arthur Dayfoot.
• Bessie Julien Dayfoot with Bridesmaid
  Bride Bessie Julien Dayfoot poses with her bridesmaid (unknown) in front of a tent on a lawn with foliage and a building with Chinese style roof in the background.
• Dayfoot Wedding Portrait with Bride, Groom and Best Man
  Bride Bessie Julien is flanked by her groom, Rev. Arthur Dayfoot, on her right and best man, Rev. John Stinson, on her left. The men wear dark single-breasted jackets with white shirts and white flannel trousers. Bessie wears a white satin full length bridal gown.
• Dayfoot Wedding Portrait in Front of Ivy-Covered Building
  Bride Bessie Julien and groom, Rev. Arthur Dayfoot, pose on a lawn in front of a building covered with ivy. The arched doorway is visible in the background. The couple appear in the bottom left foreground from their knees upward.
• Arthur and Bessie Dayfoot Happy Wedding Portrait
  Outdoor portrait of Rev. Arthur Dayfoot and Bessie Julien smiling broadly on their wedding day in Chengdu. Bessie wears white satin long sleeved dress and holds bouquet with calla lilies.
• Dayfoot Wedding Party and Guests Portrait
  Formal portrait with Art and Bessie Dayfoot flanked by wedding party members, including Rev. John Stinson to Art's right and Dr. Harrison Mullett to Bessie's left.
• 1947 Dayfoot Wedding, Chengdu
  Rev. Arthur Dayfoot and Bessie Julien got married on the WCUU campus on April 19th, 1947. Although they were both from Ontario, they met for the first time at Behludin the year before. This series of photos comes from Rev. John Stinson, who had served as best man at the wedding.