page_title: James Avent
hierarchical_section_title: James Avent
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of the farewell of James M. Avent (seated right) on his transfer as branch manager from the Standard Oil Tsingtao Office. Welcome to E. R. Dykes (seated left), new branch manager.
context_page_description: James Monroe Avent was a Standard Oil executive based in China from 1919 until 1949. Son of noted artist Mayna Treanor Avent, Avent arrived in China shortly after World War I and, apart from a period during World War II, lived there with his family.
context_section_description: James Monroe Avent (1895–1995) was a Standard Oil executive based in China from 1919 until 1949. Son of noted artist Mayna Treanor Avent, Avent arrived in China shortly after World War I and, apart from a period during World War II, lived there with his family.
caption: Farewell photograph for James Avent (seated right) when he was transferred from the Standard Oil Tsingtao office, April 1938
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