The Snapshots in Time Collection

Crowded Railway Platform, Wazirabad Junction, British India, WWII China-Burma-India Theater Collection ('Scenics -- Kashmir')

Crowded Railway Platform, Wazirabad Junction, British India, WWII China-Burma-India Theater Collection ('Scenics -- Kashmir')

A crowded platform at Wazirabad Junction railway station in British India, photographed during World War II as part of a personal collection documenting service in the China-Burma-India Theater. Images like this, informally labeled 'Scenics -- Kashmir,' reflect the extensive rail travel undertaken by Allied servicemen crossing the Indian subcontinent between duty stations, offering a candid look at everyday civilian life along the rail lines that supported the Allied war effort in Asia. Project: 218049