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- All Subjects: Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945-Underground movements
- All Subjects: China-Politics and governments 1912-1949
- Creators: Smedley, Agnes, 1892-1950
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
DescriptionWounded civilians of the ancient "big sword" society, who fought side by side with the 22nd Group Army on the North Hupeh (Hubei) battlefield. The yellow belt tied about the middle is a symbol of this ancient feudal society. (2 views)
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) Night welcome meeting. New 4th Storm Guerrilla Detachment in Central China. North of Hankow (Hankou). (Bottom photo) The Hwang Hseuh Hwei (Yellow Learning Society), was a peasant self defense society in Central China. They acted as guides and as auxiliaries to the national armies in Central China. In one battle 40 of their men were killed. One member wounded in photo.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) One of the leaders of the Hwang Hsueh Hwei (a big sword society) and wife in North Hupeh (Hubei). It is a poor peasant organization of Feudal origin. (Bottom photo) Sentry in Ta Hung Shan.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) Members of the Biyang Signal Corps. (Bottom photo) First democratically elected town officials in Central Hupeh (Hubei) under the protection of the New 4th Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) In the Communist-protected areas of North and Northwest China, and in Central China, mass meetings of the civilian population were held where lectures informed them of the principles and methods of democracy. After weeks of such meetings, and conferences, suffrage rights were given to all men and women over 18 and elections held to elect people's officials. I spoke at this mass meeting and participated in the election campaigns in many regions as a speaker on democracy (Bottom photo) Commanders of the New 4th Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment North of Hankow (Hankou), under training in their training camp
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description{Top and Bottom photos} With a "Big Sword Society", the Hwang Shih Hwei in North Hupeh (Hubei). Its men work with the Chinese armies to fight the enemy. The two overcoats in front are Japanese. Two views
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 the Japanese. They wear yellow insignia.
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) A group of guerrillas along the Yangtze (Yangzi) Valley.
(Bottom photo) Men of the Anti-Japanese "Ten Man Group" in the enemy rear north of Hankow (Hankou).