The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: SMALL NEGATIVES IN PAPER
Salvaged from a canister of small personal negatives, these frames follow an American serviceman across the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II, from troopship decks and convoy gun tubs to a courtyard fire in an Indian street. Candid, sometimes accidental, they preserve the unofficial view of a distant theater rarely captured in official wartime photography.
Stern View of Ship with Manned Anti-Aircraft Gun Tubs at Sea, WWII CBI Theater Collection
Silhouette of Ship's Mast and Rigging Against Dusk Sky, WWII China-Burma-India Theater
Sailor Taking a Sextant Reading Aboard Ship, WWII CBI-Era Voyage
Sailor Manning .50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Aboard Ship, WWII China-Burma-India Theater
Allied Supply Convoy at Sea, WWII China Burma Theater, Kotec Collection
Merchant Ship Convoy at Sea, WWII China-Burma-India Theater Transit
Servicemen During Shipboard Initiation Ceremony, WWII China-Burma Collection
Servicemen Queued on Troopship Deck, WWII CBI Theater Voyage — Kotec Collection
Soldiers Manning an Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Mount, China-Burma-India Theater, World War II
U.S. Army Anti-Aircraft Machine Gunner Scanning the Sky — China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Riverside Washing and Gathering Scene, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
U.S. Navy Officer and Crew on Ship's Bridge Wing, China-Burma Collection, WWII
Roadside Automobile Repair, Late 1930s Streamlined Sedan
Roadside Scene with Carrion Birds, China-Burma-India Theater, World War II
Vultures Feeding on Roadside Carcass, Rural Road, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Roadside Engine Repair, Streamlined 1930s Sedan (Personal Snapshot, CBI Theater Collection)
Elevated View of Deck Work Detail with Overhead Boom or Gun Barrel - Negative Scan, China-Burma Theater Collection
Ship's Anchor and Heavy Sea Spray, WWII Kotec China Burma Collection
Seabird in Flight Over the Ocean, CBI Theater Voyage
Overhead View of GIs at an Outdoor Washstand with Aircraft Shadow, CBI Theater, WWII
Overhead View of River Raft Poling Party, China-Burma Theater, WWII Era
Local Burmese Rivermen Poling Log Rafts, CBI Theater, WWII
Armored Vehicle with Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Mount Under Storm Clouds - CBI Theater
Serviceman with Mascot Dog on Ship Deck, WWII China Burma Collection
Double-Exposed Negative: Naval Anti-Aircraft Gun Crew at General Quarters, WWII
Shipboard Anti-Aircraft Gun Crewman at Sea — WWII Kotec China-Burma-India Collection Negative
Portrait of a Local Civilian Man, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII-Era Kotec Collection
Village Shop and Local Residents, China-Burma-India Theater -- WWII Era Photograph
Traditional Outrigger Canoe with Local Watermen, Viewed from Above -- WWII CBI Theater Collection
Military Messenger Dog with Dispatch Canister Aboard Ship, WWII CBI Theater
Elevated View from Ship's Mast Over Deck and Gun Turrets, WWII China-Burma-India Theater Collection
View from the Mast of a WWII Cargo/Transport Ship at Sea, CBI Theater
Colonial-Era Mansion with Ornamental Garden, India (CBI Theater Souvenir Photograph)
Street Scene with Person Resting on a Charpoy, India, WWII China-Burma-India Theater
Street Market Scene Beneath Shade Tree, Likely Calcutta, WWII China-Burma-India Theater
U.S. Officer Beside Sedan on Riverbank, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Serviceman in Overcoat Beside Automobile Near River Bridge, Kotec China-Burma Collection
Shipboard Boxing Match, WWII Troop Transport, China-Burma Theater Collection
Shipboard Boxing Match on Gun Deck, WWII Pacific/CBI Transit Voyage
River Ferry Crossing Beneath Steel Arch Bridge
River Crossing with Truss Bridge, Car Ferry, and Wrecked Volkswagen Beetle (Likely Misfiled, Non-WWII Image)
Shipboard Gun Watch Crewman at Deck Gun Tub, WWII Pacific/CBI Theater Transit
U.S. Navy Gun Crew Manning .50 Caliber Machine Gun at Sea, WWII Era
Cloud Formation Over Water, China-Burma-India Theater, World War II
In-Flight Aerial View of Cloud Formation, CBI Theater, WWII
Sailors Boxing on Ship's Deck Beside Gun Mount, WWII
U.S. Navy Sailors Boxing on Deck Beside Anti-Aircraft Gun Mount, WWII Era
Street/Ghat Scene with Local Residents, India, WWII CBI Theater Era
American Servicemen Riding in Hired Touring Car, CBI Theater, WWII
Men Tending an Outdoor Fire in an Indian Courtyard, CBI Theater Collection
Allied Servicemen Walking Through Indian Market Street, CBI Theater, WWII
Shipboard Equator-Crossing ("Crossing the Line") Initiation Ceremony, WWII Era
Sailors During a 'Crossing the Line' Equator Initiation Ceremony, WWII-Era
Cloudscape Over Water, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Outrigger Sailing Vessels on Coastal Waters, CBI Theater, World War II
WWII Cargo Transport Vessel at Sea, China-Burma-India Theater Supply Convoy
View of Convoy Ships Through Gun Tub Opening, WWII China-Burma-India Theater
Two American Servicemen in Tropical Uniform, China-Burma-India Theater
Two U.S. Army Officers, CBI Theater Shoulder Patch Visible — WWII China Burma Collection
US Navy 'Crossing the Line' Equator Ceremony Aboard Ship with Floatplane, WWII
Shipboard 'Crossing the Line' Equator Ceremony, WWII Kotec China Burma Collection
Crewman Washing Down Ship's Deck at Sea, WWII China-Burma-India Collection
U.S. Navy 'Crossing the Line' (Shellback) Equator Ceremony, WWII Era
Servicemen Butchering a Large Fish or Shark Aboard Ship/Pier, China-Burma-India Theater
Two American Servicemen in Khaki Uniform, One Wearing Pith Helmet, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Two American Officers in Pith Helmets and Tropical Uniform, CBI Theatre
Shipboard Superstructure and Davit at Sea, WWII China-Burma-India Theater Voyage
Shipboard View of Stack Ventilator and Davit-Suspended Lifeboat at Sea, WWII KOTEC China Burma Collection
Military Supply Trucks on a Rural Road with Vultures at Roadside, CBI Theater, WWII
Street Scene with Local Residents and U.S. Military Truck, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Street Barber and Customer, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII Kotec Collection
American Serviceman Among Local Villagers, India, CBI Theater, WWII
Portrait of Local Man, China-Burma-India Theater, World War II
