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Album 16 contains: scenes at the British Embassy in Chungking, including: portraits of Geoffrey Wallinger, diplomatic counsellor, members of the Embassy staff in "Seymour Court", various exterior views of offices and residences; exterior views of various government buildings in Chungking including: the National Military Council, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the local court, the Personal Examination building, the Garrison Headquarters, the Ministry of Information, the Central Broadcasting station, the Ministry of Economic Affairs; scenes at Ming Sung Dockyard including: river boats under construction and coolies at work; scenes at Yuhua Cotton Mills, Chungking, including: mill girls and cotton operatives at work and in the grounds; scenes at Ningtu, Kiangsi Province including: a roadside teahouse, street scenes, coolies carrying water, views of the countryside and of a tributary of the Meijiang river; scenes at Koloshan, near Chungking including: school children at the Y.M.C.A., views of the countryside, coolies in the paddy fields; scenes in Chungking including: street scenes, views of the Yangtse River, views of houseboats and sampans on the river; portraits of Sir Horace and Lady Seymour at the British Embassy, Chungking; views of the Jialing River from the British Embassy garden; views of the exterior of the official residence in Chungking of H. H. Kung, Vice President of the Executive Yuan; portraits of Mrs K. C. Wu, wife of China's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs; portraits of General Ho Ying-chin, Chief of the Chinese General Staff; scenes showing members of the cabinet and provincial governors during a session at the Government Building, Chungking, including: Tai Chi-tao, President of the Examination Yuan, H. H. Kung, Chu Cheng, President of the Judicial Yuan, Chu Chia-hua, Minister of Education; portraits of Admiral Chen Shao-kwan, Minister of the Navy; portraits of a Chinese sailor taken in a waterfront teahouse in Chungking; views of passengers on a ferryboat crossing the Yangtse River at Chungking.
