The Snapshots in Time Collection

Ornate Bronze Temple Bell in Wooden Pavilion, Burma, WWII Era

Ornate Bronze Temple Bell in Wooden Pavilion, Burma, WWII Era

This photograph captures a large ornate bronze temple bell hanging within a traditional wooden pavilion at a Buddhist temple in Burma. Taken during WWII, likely by an American serviceman stationed in the China-Burma-India Theater, the image reflects the cultural encounters servicemen had with local religious architecture and heritage while deployed far from home. Project: 218044