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General Hwang Chi-hsiang

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

DescriptionGeneral Hwang Chi-hsiang, commander-in-chief of the 11th Group (Kwangsi (Guangxi)) Army in Central Hupeh (Hubei) Province. Fifth war Zone.

Hwangchuan Mayor and others

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

Description

{Top photo}The Mayor of Hwangchuan (Huangchuan) , Honan (He'nan); Major-General Wang Chan-ping, of the 7th Army; and Special Commissioner Mai Ta-fu of Hwangchuan. (Bottom photo) Members of the ancient peasant secret society, the Hwang Shih Hwei, in North Hupeh (Hubei), a big sword society that practices mystic rites but fight…

{Top photo}The Mayor of Hwangchuan (Huangchuan) , Honan (He'nan); Major-General Wang Chan-ping, of the 7th Army; and Special Commissioner Mai Ta-fu of Hwangchuan. (Bottom photo) Members of the ancient peasant secret society, the Hwang Shih Hwei, in North Hupeh (Hubei), a big sword society that practices mystic rites but fight the Japanese. They wear yellow insignia.

Destruction by Japanese

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

Description(Top photo)What the Japanese left of the railway town of Chumatien (Zhumadian) on the Peking (Beijing) - Hankow (Hankou) line in Honan (He'nan) Province.{Bottom photo}"Political Soldiers" of the 519th Reg. of the 173rd Division, during a recess between my lectures. Hupeh (Hubei) front 5th War Zone.

Political Soldiers

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

DescriptionA group of "Political Soldiers" learning singing at night.

Lt.General Wang Chih-yuan

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

Description(Top photo) Left: Lt. General Wang Chih-yuan, Christian commander on the North Hupeh (Hubei) front. He sang hymns in a deep, powerful voice. To the right his Vice-commander and chif-of-staff. {Bottom photo}General Wang with an enemy field gun captured by his troops.

Stretcher-Bearers

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

Description(Top photo) Stretcher-bearer units of the 173rd Division of the Kwangsi (Guangxi) Army. {Bottom photo} Kwangsi (Guangxi) Army sentry, Note the pronounced Annimite racial mixture.

Dr. Robert K.S.Lim

ContributorsAmerican Bureau for Medical Aid (Contributor)

Description(Top photo) Dr. Robert K.S.Lim. {Bottom photo} General Li Chung-jen, Commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, sent me to the front in his private car. My bedding-clothing roll was strapped on the car.