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- Creators: Smedley, Agnes, 1892-1950
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) A guerrilla unit of the New 4th Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment in the enemy rear along the Peking-Hankow (Beijing-Hankou) Railway north of Hankow (Hankou). (Bottom photo) The whole population of towns and villages gathered in groves to avoid air raids, and there I told them of millions of foreign friends who hoped for their victory.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) Children's Dramatic Corps of the New 4th Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment. To the extreme right, front row, is a girl school teacher who was in charge of them. (Bottom photo) In the Women's Conference North of Hankow (Hankow).
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo and Bottom photo) On the plains of Honan (Henan) Province we hailed a regiment of Kwangsi (Guangxi) soldiers moving to the enemy rear in Anhwei (Anhui) Province. We stopped and exchanged news. (2 views)
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo, Middle photo, and Bottom photo) We watched the trench mortars in action (3 views)
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) soldiers gathering around (Bottom photo) a child
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) a women and two children (Middle photo) a troop marching (Bottom photo) War orphans (duplicated)
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 to adopt as my son. (top photo)
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
DescriptionThe Yellow River at Tungkwan (Tongguan). (Bottom photo) Young child casualty of a Japanese Air Raid.
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) Tan Shen at the Pao An Tin School in Lihwang (Lihuang).
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo)When we took the dressing off this wounded man's hand, we found the hand almost severed. The Superintendent performed an operation under the most primitive conditions. (Bottom photo)"How did you get that head wound? I asked the machine gunner. Falteringly he answered, "It is such a little thing - it is for my country." His head sank onto his breast and he died before my eyes.