1946 Yan’an old photos Revolutionary leaders and local figures

The old photos of Yan’an in 1946 were mostly photos of revolutionary leaders, revolutionary predecessors in Yan’an and local people. The photographer was Mark Gay, who was taken by the American reporter of the Military Investigation Department during his trip to Yan’an. The original photos were black and white, and this group of photos were later colored photos

After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, facing the outbreak of the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, at the invitation of the National Government, the United States government sent personnel to China to participate in the military mediation between the two sides. Truman (President of the United States) sent Marshall (Five Star General, former Chief of Staff of the Army) as his special envoy to China to preside over military mediation. The United States, China and the Communist Party formed a three member committee and established the Military Mediation Department (Military Mediation Implementation Department), with its office located in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. The Military Investigation Department is composed of three representatives of the three parties, with the representative of the United States as the chairman. All matters must be unanimously approved by the three representatives, who can exercise the veto power. The Military Investigation Department has 38 executive groups; The tasks are: to go to different places to carry out the armistice mission; The armed forces of both sides are prohibited from engaging in combat; We should properly handle issues such as the relationship between the two sides and the integration of the armed forces. From July to August 1946, Marshall announced the failure of mediation, and the civil war broke out in an all-round way. Since then, representatives of the Communist Party of China (CPC) from the military investigation departments (executive groups) in various regions have successively withdrawn. This group of photos should have been taken before July August 1946, and the dress may be in the spring of 1946

朱德

刘少奇

叶剑英

杨尚昆

一对夫妻

当人男子

当地小孩

来自北平的护士

小摊贩的香烟

延安革命根据地的民房和窑洞