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"Big Sword" Society

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description

(Top and Bottom photos) The village headquarters of the ancient "big sword" society, the Hwang Shih Hwei (Huang Shihui), in North Hupeh (Hubei), where I spent a day and night.

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Administrative Training School

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) Men under training as administrators of Anhwei (Anhui) Province, in the Administrative Training School - Lihwang (Lihuang), Anhwei (Anhui). (Bottom photo) A Training Camp in Lihwang (Lihuang), Anhwei (Anhui) -- photograph taken just before my lecture.
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Shoe Manufacturing Shop

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description

(Top and Bottom photos) Shoe manufacturing shop

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Sculptures and Manuscript

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) Images - A conference of the gods (of the Shiu Hu Chuan, or Shui Hu Zhuan) in an open field near the Tsaoyang-Lishan (Zaoyang-Lishan) highway in North Hupeh (Hubei). (Bottom photo) Unidentified Chinese manuscript.
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Unidentified Group

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
DescriptionUnidentified group in auditorium
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Chu Teh (Zhu De) and Lin Piao (Lin Biao)

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description

(Top photo) "Chu-Teh's (Zhu De) Death Fully Confirmed". "Chu Teh's Death Confirmed Again". "Reds lose one of 'Big Three'--Chu Teh Killed!" These headlines screamed across the press of China and the world a dozen times in the past ten years during the wars of Nanking (Nanjing) against the Chinese Workers…

(Top photo) "Chu-Teh's (Zhu De) Death Fully Confirmed". "Chu Teh's Death Confirmed Again". "Reds lose one of 'Big Three'--Chu Teh Killed!" These headlines screamed across the press of China and the world a dozen times in the past ten years during the wars of Nanking (Nanjing) against the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army. Chu Teh, on the right (Lin Piao on the left, or Lin Biao), the much-killed Red Commander-in-chief, laughs in amusement when he hears of his repeated deaths.
(Bottom photo) Unidentified meeting of Chinese officers around a night light.
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Elections

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) The first democratic elections of the lower officials in the territory of the New 4th Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment. (Bottom photo) An election wall newspaper in the enemy rear.
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Conference

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
DescriptionThe election of officials of the lien pao, second high organ after the village and town, followed conference of town and village delegates to discuss problems before voting by secret ballot.
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Dead Bodies

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1927 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) The official figures of the Shanghai Municipal Council revealed that from 32,000 to 35,000 dead bodies were picked up in the streets of the city each year and buried in pauper's graves. (Bottom photo) Four thousand workers, peasants, soldiers and students were mowed down in the counter-revolution which followed…

(Top photo) The official figures of the Shanghai Municipal Council revealed that from 32,000 to 35,000 dead bodies were picked up in the streets of the city each year and buried in pauper's graves. (Bottom photo) Four thousand workers, peasants, soldiers and students were mowed down in the counter-revolution which followed the Canton Commune, December 11, 1927.