The Snapshots in Time Collection

Houseboat on a Himalayan Lake, Likely Kashmir, India, 1944-45 (Kotec CBI Collection)

Houseboat on a Himalayan Lake, Likely Kashmir, India, 1944-45 (Kotec CBI Collection)

A traditional houseboat rests on a Himalayan lake, likely in Kashmir, India, a favored rest-and-recreation destination for Allied servicemen stationed in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Photographs like this one document the brief respites airmen and soldiers took from the demands of the CBI campaign. Project: 218040