1. "Good Luck Dewey" parade, Beijing, October, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 10 11/16 x 10 1/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.36
2. A European woman walks her dog in the French Concession, Shanghai, May, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 10 1/4 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.16
3. A bicycle cart delivers a child's corpse to a temporary morgue, Shanghai, December, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 10 1/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.3
4. A cavalry company heads south in chilling rain along the town's main street, Bengbu, November, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 12 7/8 x 8 1/4 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.18
5. A family peaks through a fence to watch street acrobats perform, Shanghai, May, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 8 5/8 x 12 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.26
6. A farmer unsuccessfully peddles chickens to troops in transit, Pukou, November, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 12 7/8 x 8 3/4 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.17
7. A mortuary shelters a refugee mother and child, Shanghai, December, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 10 1/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.25
8. A police officer guards bloodied cotton mill strikers, Shanghai, February, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 12 3/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.9
9. A poster outside the university gate denounces the U.S. decision to fund Japan's postwar recovery, Shanghai, June, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 10 1/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.30
10. A sidewalk stand displays recent American magazines, Shanghai, January, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution Artist: Birns, Jack Classification: Photograph Materials: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 10 1/8 (image) in. Accession Number: 2004.39.1