The Snapshots in Time Collection
Karen Women in Traditional Dress at a Church Gathering, Burma, WWII China-Burma-India Theater
Four young Karen women pose in traditional dress, adorned with elaborate silver jewelry and hand-woven skirts, inside a bamboo structure in Burma during World War II. The Karen, a predominantly Christian ethnic minority in Burma, were vital allies to Allied forces during the war, and images like this — labeled as documenting a 'Karen Church Service' — offer a rare glimpse of civilian and religious life amid the China-Burma-India Theater campaign. Project: 218032