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• Gordon Jones with Pandora
  Gordon Jones plays with baby Pandora on her way to the Bronx zoo in New York. Dr. Frank Dickinson had been instrumental in securing her, while Roy Spooner and family were responsible for transporting her from Hong Kong to San Francisco.
• Drawing of the Canadian Mission's Business Agency
  Ink drawing of the Canadian Business Agency seen from a street and over rooftops. The Agency is a large three storied building with verandahs on the first two floors.
• The Canadian Mission's Business Agency
  Looking across rooftops at the exterior of the Canadian Business Agency from a street with an advertisement for a Chinese doctor. There are four Chinese men on the street, one wearing a Western style suit, and three in workmen's clothes carrying various items. The Agency is a large three storied building with verandahs on the first two floors.
• Back Sitting Room of The Agency
  From left: Irene Harris, Clara Jones, Mr. Smalley and Gordon Jones, seated in the "back sitting room" of the Canadian Business Agency. The room has a brick fireplace and high ceilings. There is a painting of a Chinese junk on one wall, probably painted by Ann Morse, an American missionary in Chongqing. Through large pocket doors, one can see bright sunshine coming into the next room.
• City of Weichou Looking Down From a Hill
  The roofs of a cityscape are in the foreground. Behind it can be seen the confluence of the Min and Zagulao Rivers, with the bamboo suspension bridge seen over the Min. In the background are mountain ranges.
• Bamboo Waterwheel Used to Raise Water for Irrigation
  A Chinese man stands posing in front of a huge waterwheel used to move water into terraced fields. Another waterwheel can be seen to the left behind him. The entire Chengdu Plain was provided with water by the Dujiangyan waterworks, using such waterwheels, large and small, to push the water into the fields.
• The Ribbon Counter Cliff on the Min River
  Probably taken from a boat as Graham was passing by on his way from Yibin to Leshan, the photo depicts a cliff on the shoreline that features vertical stripes. The photo is in black and white, but Graham describes these stripes as "multi-colored." Two people on the shoreline provide a perspective of how massive this rock face is.
• Chinese Wooden Boats on the Min River
  A group of small wooden boats of the kind common on the Min River between Chengdu and Yibin. The boats are covered with woven bamboo mats through the middle. Most of them have masts for sailing when weather permits. They are sheltering at a sandy beach.
• Steamboat Assisting Refugees to Cross the Min River
  Taken from the shoreline, this image shows a steamboat crowded with people whom Graham explains are soldiers in a retreating army that has commandeered their steamer to cross the river, a process that took two days.
• Refugees Trying to Cross the Min River
  Taken from the top of the steamboat that Graham was on. A crowded Chinese wooden boat is below alongside them. On the shoreline across the river there is a huge crowd of refugees, which Graham explains are in a retreating army.
• Chinese Dragon Boat at the Annual Dragon Boat Festival
  A long narrow boat with many men in it rowing and poling. It looks like they are racing. Graham's caption draws attention to a dragon's head, but it is not clearly visible in the image. There are large Chinese-style buildings on the shoreline in the background.
• Festival Boat at Tuan-yang Festival, Suifu
  Small wooden boat decorated with a large golden dragon or lion head and three "Five Races Under One Union" flags of the Republic of China. This latter means that this image was taken before 1928 when the Guomindang gained control over all China and used their own flag. A crowd is gathered on the shore to watch.
• Rev. Thomas Torrance with a Han Dynasty Brick
  Thomas Torrance stands outdoors holding a sandstone brick with a relief of a prancing horse on it. The brick is about a foot square. There are a small group of Chinese looking on, including one small child.
• Diagram of Interior of Cave Tombs
  Diagram of a six chamber cave tomb, showing the two pillars in the entranceway and the coffin alcoves within the chambers. The chambers are of different lengths, from two very deep ones to one very shallow one.
• Cave Tomb Entrance with Chinese Man
  Three square-shaped cave entrances are in a row. A Chinese man walks away from them with a pair of large baskets. The entrances appear to be about twice the height of the man, and just as wide. A forest of trees grows above the caves.
• Cave Tomb Entrance with Missionary
  Three cave entrances are clearly visible. Their large scale is apparent by the unidentified missionary that stands on the top level of entrances. There is an alcove next to the missionary that might have a carved relief in it.
• Opening to Multilevel Cave Tomb
  The entrance to cave tombs on three distinct levels. On the right is a tall entranceway between the height of two levels of entrances to the left. There appear to be four entrances, but the lower ones are obscured by foliage. There is an alcove between the two entrances at the top level that might have a carved relief in it.
• Clay Human Figures from Cave Tomb
  Two clay statues, a man (left) and a woman (right), stand upon a small lace-covered table. From the size of the window behind them, they appear to be about a foot tall. The man stands with unidentified implements in both hands. He wears a floor-length gown. He has either long coiffed hair or wears a hat. He appears to be smiling. The woman is seated in a kneeling position with her left hand held up to her face. She wears the same type of robe as the man with a turban style hat.
• Anlan Bridge Looking West
  Taken from the eastern shoreline looking over the Inner River toward the west. Bamboo and stone basketwork can be seen on the shoreline of the island separates the Inner and Outer Rivers. Mountain ranges are in the background. Several people are on the bridge.
• 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.