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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.
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Map of Region between Chengdu and Wolongguan Google map showing overview of distances between Chengdu and Dujiangyan, and Dujiangyan to Wolongguan, near where at least two baby pandas were captured - Pandora in 1938 and Pandee in 1941.
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Annotated Segment of Helde's "Part of Western Szechwan" This is a small segment of a much larger map produced by George Helde, a YMCA missionary, on trips he took to the western hill country in 1921 and 1922. Helde had just lost his wife in childbirth at Mt. Emei when he set out in 1922. The annotations show locations on the route that Edward Beatty and Gilbert Vinden took on their journey to Mowkung in 1938 when they encountered Pandora the baby panda in Maoshuizi village on their return trip. Beatty and Vinden took the same route that Helde documented in 1920.
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Annotated Map of Tribal Regions in Sichuan's Southwest, 1920 The map shows tribal territories in Western Sichuan as missionaries understood them before 1920. The portions labelled "Wasze" are where Wassu hunters were successful in capturing live baby pandas for foreign buyers, including David Crockett Graham, Frank Dickinson, Walter Small, Daniel Dye and others.
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Annotated Google Map of Panda Territory This map shows panda territory extending from Songpan in the north to Xichang in the south, with locations indicated were famous pandas Sulin and Pandora were captured.
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Annotated Map of West China, 1920 This map of the mission stations in West China in 1920 has been annotated to illustrate key locations in panda hunting territories, which stretch from Songpan in the North to Xichang in the south. Key cities are also included for orientation.
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1938 Trip to Wolong and Pandora the Panda This event describes and illustrates the journey of Edward Beatty and Gilbert Vinden on the route to “Mao Shin Tze” [Maoshuizi] where Pandora the baby panda was captured in 1938. This town is near Wolongguan where another baby panda, Pandee, was captured in 1941. There is a panda reserve at Wolongguan today.
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Table of Live Pandas, 1936-1953 From 1936 to 1946, 14 live baby pandas were captured and sent to zoos in the US and UK. Of these, Mei-Lan lived the longest - almost 15 years at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.
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Panda Specimens by Components, 1919-1941 This pie chart shows a breakdown of what components the specimens contained - skin, skull, skeleton, carcass or some combination of the above.
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WCUU Affiliated Panda Specimens, 1919-1941 This pie chart breaks down the WCUU affiliated panda specimens in major US museums by donor.
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Panda Specimens in USA Museums, 1919-1941 This pie chart shows the percentage of specimens in major American museums by whether or not the pandas were affiliated with the West China Union University (WCUU).
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Panda Specimens in Major American Museums, 1919-1941 Between 1919 and 1941, the three largest American natural history museums acquired 55 specimens of panda skins, skeletons, and skulls from sponsored expeditions and private donations.
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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.
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Isabelle Stinson in Bomb Shelter in Tzeliutsing, 1939 Isabelle Stinson poses at the entrance to the Stinson's bomb shelter in Tzeliutsing.
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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.
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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.
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Debris Behind Tzeliutsing Hospital After Bombing Bamboo fences and structures near the bombed Tzeliutsing Hospital are seen in shambles.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
