Diplomatic and consular service

Photograph of the small mounted detachment of the Marine Corps Guard at the United States Legation in Peiping, China.

Snapshot taken from the interpreter's office to the loggia connecting the quarters of diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr. with the central residence in Yunnanfu, China.

The consulate's reception room in Yunnanfu, China (unfortunately mostly roof) during the July 4 celebration.

The consulate's reception room on the 4th of July in Yunnanfu, China. The flags are hung reversed.

Identified by John Paton Davies, Jr. "Left to right: my girl friend, the opium-sotted gateman, the piratical cook and Reed's girl friend." In the background: the reception room of the office taken from the front steps of the residence in Yunnanfu, China.

Part of the Governor's bodyguards before the consulate gates and courtyard in Yunnanfu, China. The flags are incorrectly crossed.

Down the reception room courtyard to the flagpole in the courtyard, facing the office of Charles Reed and diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr. in Yunnanfu, China.

The Yunnanfu, China office of Charles Reed, Senior Vice Counsel, and diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr.

Left to Right: British Military Attache and unidentified persons attending an embassy gathering in Warsaw, Poland.

The courtyard of the United States consulate in Warsaw, Poland.