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- Creators: Smedley, Agnes, 1892-1950
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) Bombed American church in Biyang. (Bottom photo)Poster of the Chinese puppets of the Japanese in North China, calling for the overthrow of Chinese rulers and for a Japanese protected "autonomy". Wang Yi-ting (???), who signs the poster, is a landlord, farmer, police officer and member of the old Anfu clique.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
General Li Chung-jen (Li Zongren), Commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, told me his opinion of the Japanese -- and of the Americans who gave China's enemy a sword.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) Proclamation of the New Fourth Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment north of Hankow (Hankou), announcing the arrest of Chinese traitors. Names given to the list. Those crossed through were tried by court martial and shot.
(Bottom photo) Men arrested as spies or agents of the Japanese in the region north of Hankow (Hankou); they were arrested by the New Fourth Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) A column of Chinese puppet soldiers who fought for the Japanese. Captured by the New Fourth Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment in battle. These men were either conscripted or captured and put in the Japanese puppet forces.
(Bottom photo) The secret anti-Japanese "Ten Man Group" captured the head of a Japanese controlled puppet Government who tried to bribe his captors and the martial court that tried him. He was a greasy old degenerate.
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) 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) New Fourth Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment north of Hankow (Hankou) in the enemy rear, held a night meeting to welcome me.
(Bottom photo) Guerrilla soldiers of the New Fourth Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) This is a photograph taken by the official photographer with the Communist-led New Fourth Army after a raid made by this detachment on a Japanese air-drome. Note the trophies of guns, bicycles, flags and coats. The Chinese wrote the brief history of this raid in Chinese characters in the film, giving the trophies captured. This photograph was given to me by the New 4th Army.
(Bottom photo) Lt. Col. Evans F. Carlson and I meet in the Eighth Route Army.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) Our beloved "Vinegar Joe" Lieutenant General Joseph F. Stillwell of the American Army.
(Bottom photo) Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson, "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Contributor)
Created1937 to 1940
DescriptionMy friends of Hankow Days: Major Frank Dorn; General Chou En-lai (Zhou Enlai), representing the Chinese Communists in the Chinese Government; Lieutenant Evans F. Carlson; Mr. Robert Jarvis, American Consular official. Agnes Smedley is in the center.