The Snapshots in Time Collection
Portrait of an Elderly Musician Playing a Bowed Folk Fiddle, South/Central Asian Frontier Region (Kotec Collection)
An elderly musician plays a traditional bowed folk instrument, photographed somewhere along the South/Central Asian frontier during the World War II era. Portraits like this, taken by American personnel encountering local culture during wartime travel, preserve glimpses of traditional life far from the front lines. Project: 218078