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  • Chinese official's sculpture
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    Sculpture, Chinese; Posters, Chinese
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  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Mobile library
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    Daily life; Libraries; Posters, Chinese
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  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Opera scene: Xi huang village
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    Opera-China; Posters, Chinese; Theaters-Stage-setting and scenery; Daily life
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    A village depicted in a scene from a traditional opera.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Go among the workers, peasants and soldiers into the thick of struggle!
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    Posters, Chinese; Soldiers; Peasants; Employees
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    A young female soldier and a middle-aged peasant work side-by-side while other workers are depicted in the background.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • East is red
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    China-History-Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976; Posters, Chinese
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    An image from the cultural revolution.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Moon festival gathering
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    Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976; Politicians; Festivals; Posters, Chinese
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    Chairman Mao and other national leaders in moon festival gathering.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Mao and young soldiers
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    Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976; Soldiers; Children; Politicians; Posters, Chinese
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    Chairman Mao and young soldiers.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Generalissimo Chiang reviews the troops
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    Airplanes; Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975; Generals; Infantry; Military; Military uniforms; Military weapons; Parachute troops; Tanks; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
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    Chiang Kai-shek, the man in a black uniform with a walking rapier, reviews the armed forces which include the air squadron, parachute troops; infantry; anti-aircraft forces, tank units, and machine guns.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Gate-guarding gods
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    Fairy tales; Posters, Chinese; Gods & goddesses
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    Chigong Wei, "Moon", on left. Shubao Qin, "Sun", on right. Both are from a traditional fairy tale.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Gate-guarding gods
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    Fairy tales; Posters, Chinese; Gods & goddesses
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    Chigong Wei, "Moon", on left. Shubao Qin, "Sun", on right. Both are from a traditional fairy tale.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Children's military training movement
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    Children; Military; Military art and science; Military uniforms; Rifles; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
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    Children with rifles in an exercise to jump out of trenches and attack the enemy positions in a "snake-style."
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Children's military training movement
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    Children; Military; Military art and science; Military uniforms; Rifles; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
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    Children, as infantry, practice to chase a defeated enemy across the river.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Golden roosters
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    Posters, Chinese; Roosters; Fruit; Money; Symbolism; Happiness
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    Congratulations on your happiness! Images taken from the daily life of people.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Fairies throwing flowers
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    Fairy tales; Posters, Chinese; Fairies
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    Fairies depicted from a traditional fairy tale.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Nineteenth Route Army in battle at Shanghai
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    Airplanes; Artillary; Ambulances; Antiaircraft guns; Battlefields; Cai, Tingkai, 1892-1968; Cavalry; Infantry; January 28 Incident, 1932; Military; Military uniforms; Military weapons; Nineteenth Route Army (China); Nurses; Shanghai...
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    Fifteen scenes chronicle the first battle of Shanghai, commonly referred to as the "January 28 Incident" or the "Shanghai War of 1932", where Japanese forces invaded Shanghai without declaration. The main defence forces of Shanghai was the 19th...
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
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    Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975; Generals; Military uniforms; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
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    Formal portrait of Chaing Kai-shek wearing a military uniform.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Air-ships and cruiser
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    Airplanes; Airships; Battle cruisers; Lighthouses; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
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    From a series called, "Pictures of Naval and air force I", this poster introduces the air-ship and a naval cruiser. The insets at bottom depict a tea-room (left) and a bedroom (right) in an air-ship. Planes and a Chinese junk can be seen in the...
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Fighting plane and aircraft carrier
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    Aircraft carriers; Airplanes; Bombs; Machine guns; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
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    From a series called, "Pictures of Naval and air force II", this poster portrays the combat plane and an aircraft carrier. The insets at bottom depict the machine-gun position on a plane (left) and loading bombs on a plane (right). Mountains and...
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Gate-guarding gods
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    Fairy tales; Posters, Chinese; Gods & goddesses
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    Gods from a traditional fairy tale.
  • Twentieth Century Posters
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  • Xing an Posthouse
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    Opera-China; China-History-Ming dynasty, 1368-1644; Posters, Chinese; Theaters-Stage-setting and scenery
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    Image from a traditional opera during the Ming Dynasty.
  • Twentieth Century Posters

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