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- Creators: Smedley, Agnes, 1892-1950
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
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(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.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) For sale: the child of famine victims. Price: two sacks of flour; or maybe one; or even a half of one.
(Bottom photo) Commander and vice-commander of the 4th Regiment of the New 4th Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment north of Hankow (Hankou). This Regiment was made up of local peasants, fishermen and artisans. Both commanders were sent by the 8th Route Army from the far northwest. I was in the field with this regiment for one month.
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.
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.
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 the Canton Commune, December 11, 1927.