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Election Meeting

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

DescriptionAn election meeting preceding elections for village leaders. Central Hupeh (Hubei). In this "living education" system, villagers were taught methods of democratic elections, village and town administration.

Military Training

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

Description(Top photo)Throughout Central China I found peasants with guns under Military Training. (Bottom photo) Twice a year, high school graduates and younger local officials took competitive examinations to enter Government Officers Training Schools.

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.

the wounded

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

Description(Top and Bottom photos) On July 7th anniversary of the Sino-Japanese war, the wounded in the Training Hospital of the Chinese Red Cross Medical Corps at Kweiyang(Guiyang), Kwangsi(Guangxi), held ceremonies in the cemetary where their comrades lay. (2 views)

War Orphans

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

Description

Chinese war orphans, adopted by the guerrillas in the enemy rear, were placed under a woman teacher (Normal School Graduate). They studied half a day, then presented little plays and sang patriotic songs to the soldiers half a day. The child in the foreground with his head down I tried…

Chinese war orphans, adopted by the guerrillas in the enemy rear, were placed under a woman teacher (Normal School Graduate). They studied half a day, then presented little plays and sang patriotic songs to the soldiers half a day. The child in the foreground with his head down I tried to adopt as my son. (top photo)

Yellow River

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

DescriptionThe Yellow River at Tungkwan (Tongguan). (Bottom photo) Young child casualty of a Japanese Air Raid.

War Orphans

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)

Created1937 to 1940

Description

(Top photo) When I went to the guerrilla army, the war orphans who had joined it and who grew to manhood in its ranks, gave me a night reception. They spend a number of hours each day in study and do light work the rest of the time. (Bottom photo)…

(Top photo) When I went to the guerrilla army, the war orphans who had joined it and who grew to manhood in its ranks, gave me a night reception. They spend a number of hours each day in study and do light work the rest of the time. (Bottom photo) Tan Shen at the Pao An Tin School in Lihwang (Lihuang).

Soldiers and Public

ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)

Created1937 to 1940

Description

(Top photo) Mass meeting of October 10th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Republic. Lihwang (Lihuang), Anhwei (Anhui).
(Bottom photo) Soldiers and civilians come to a Field Hospital at Lihwang (Lihuang), Anhwei (Anhui), bearing gifts from civilians for the Army sick and wounded.