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- Creators: Smedley, Agnes, 1892-1950
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 (Photographer)
DescriptionPhotograph of Headquarters of Chinese New Fourth Army Showing some of the captured Japanese war trophies. (See Volume 35 - Group XII - 80 for some of the trophies Agnes Smedley was given by the Chinese)
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Photographer)
Created1940-11-01
DescriptionPhotograph of Li Ming (small Chinese boy)
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Photographer)
DescriptionPhotograph of British sailors from seven torpedo boats. They escaped from Hong Kong after the Colony fell to Japanese. Here is a group in Chinese guerrilla uniforms with British helmets. They were taken through the Japanese lines by Chinese guerrillas.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) Red Army Soldiers.
(Bottom photo) "Little Devil" Buglers.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top and Bottom photos) The Children's Army of war-orphans sent a message to American children.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) I was dreadfully worried about these two little Chinese boys whom I found sliding down the balustrade of the old Confucian Temple in Sian(Xi'an). The balustrade is of stone and the pants of China's children are made open at the back, for use at a moment's notice; and that is why I worried.
(Bottom photo) They grind corn on such mills in China's northwest.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) Children's Dramatic Corps of the New 4th Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment - Central Hupeh (Hubei).
(Bottom photo) Local Guerrillas under New 4th Army - near Hankow (Hankou).