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- Creators: Smedley, Agnes, 1892-1950
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1942-04-01
DescriptionSmedley Agnes, "His Majesty's Opposition" by Sun Fo Book review Introduction by Lin Yutang
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) Outskirts of a mass meeting in Yenan (Yan'an), North Shensi (Shaanxi), in support of the united front against Japanese imperialism. (Photo supplied to an illustrated weekly in Holland before 1940) (Bottom photo) Pioneer women qualified nurses. Women trained nurses, formerly of Central Hospital, Nanking, examining troops of New 4th in North Anhwei (Anhui).
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top-left photo)On the march, New 4th Army (Top-right photo) Wall newspaper of New 4th Army. {Bottom photo} photo of Mr. Mai Ta-fu, East Honan (Henan).
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) Body guards at the Chinese Red Army Headquarters, North Shensi (Shaanxi) (Bottom photo)Into the ranks of the Chinese Communists have come men and women of every race, including the most oppressed of the aboriginal tribes of western China, Tibet and Central Asia. This is a photo of two Lolo tribesmen aborigines of far western and southwestern China. They are students in the Communist Party School at Yenan (Yan'an).
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo)It was a bloody era in which Chinese workers, peasants and Communists were openly beheaded on the public streets. (Bottom photo) Left to Right: Political Director of New Fourth Army Storm Guerrilla Detachment; Chen Ta-ji, a woman commander; Li Hsien-nien (Li Xiannian), commander of the Guerrilla Detachment.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) The communist guerrillas organized villages in the rear of the Japanese during the war, held lectures for weeks on methods of democracy, then the people held their first democratic elections for village and own administrators. (Bottom photo) First democratic elections in a guerrilla territory recovered from the Japanese in Central China. People were given "ballot papers" red pieces of paper meaning "yes" green meaning "no". The names of the candidates were then read out and the "ballot box", a basket, held up to receive the votes.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description
(Top photo) Some of the delegates at the first conference of women of 11 hsien in Central Hupeh (Hubei). Women's National Salvation Association. (Bottom photo) Four commanders of the Yingchen hsien (country) self-defense corps that fought in cooperation with the New 4th Army's Storm Guerrilla detachment. 2nd from left is the commander, formerly a student in the agrarian department of Nanking (Nanjing) University. Next: a former professor in a Christian University, a Christian. I have lost my names. I spent a week with this detachment.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1937 to 1940
Description(Top photo) Wall newspaper, Tangho (Tanghe), Honan(Henan). (Bottom photo) Self-Defense Corps of Junan, Honan (Henan) Clinic. Dr. Li Ping in center. His total dispensary in background.
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1928 to 1940
DescriptionWorkers Unite on the sign
ContributorsSmedley, Agnes, 1892-1950 (Author)
Created1928 to 1940
Description(Top photo) Children rescued from the famine territory, spinning in a mission compound, earning their food. (Bottom photo)A red cavalryman throwing his horse to the earth when a signal of an approaching airplane is given.