including official AP Wirephoto press photographs of her visit to the United States, meetings with Eleanor Roosevelt and foreign dignitaries, wartime relief activities, public speeches, and ceremonial presentations during the Second World War period. An interesting photographic group documenting the international public image and diplomatic activities of Madame Chiang.

depicting Japan’s establishment and control of Manchukuo. The postcards show the founding ceremony at Hsinking (Changchun), while the press photos feature early collaborators Hsi Hsia, Chang Ching-hui, Tsang Shih-yi, and Chan Shan in 1932, and Emperor Kang-te (Pu Yi) with General Jirō Minami reviewing maneuvers in 1935.

showing the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria, with officer portraits, troop formations, marches, and interactions with local civilians.

including Chinese soldiers on the march after an address by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, artillery and infantry training scenes, and views of Chinese troops receiving American-supervised instruction at a training center in Eastern India and in natural caves in Kwangsi Province. A scarce visual record of Sino-American military cooperation and Chinese wartime mobilization, with original typed captions affixed on reverse.

featuring street views, public buildings, and urban life. Several bear typed captions or agency stamps by Underwood & Underwood and other international sources.