The Snapshots in Time Collection
Portrait of a Young Woman in Floral Swimsuit on the Beach, 1940s
A cherished personal photograph of a young woman in beachwear, carried among the wartime effects of a serviceman stationed in Burma during World War II. Photographs like this one, often of sweethearts or wives back home, provided emotional comfort to troops serving far from home in the China-Burma-India Theater. Project: 218044