The Lindsays, William Band and others at Xiao Ke (萧克)'s HQ in Pingxi

The Lindsays, William Band and others at Xiao Ke (萧克)'s HQ in Pingxi

Collection

Lindsay, Michael

Identifier

ML05-d70

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: ML05-d70. William Band is standing behind Michael Lindsay. Trained at the University of Liverpool, William Band taught physics at Yenching University, Beijing. William Band and Michael Lindsay taught advanced radio engineering classes to twenty-six handpicked soldiers from around the Jinchaji base area, many of whom went on to have significant post-war careers. Claire and William Band fled Beijing with the Lindsays on 8 December 1941. Claire and William Band Claire and William Band are the authors of 'Dragon Fangs' (George Allen & Unwin, 1947), which was republished in USA as 'Two Years with the Chinese Communists' (Yale University Press, 1948).

Caption on photograph

Pingxi / Xiao Ke's HQ. / Bottom right: Xu De cao can mov zhang. / Bottom second fr left: Shi Lei (his wife) / HL, ML, Band 

Location

Pingxi

Estimated Date

1942

Photographer

Lindsay, Michael

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph