The Snapshots in Time Collection
Portrait of an Elderly Man, China-Burma-India Theater, World War II Era (c. 1942-1945)
This portrait of an elderly turbaned man was likely taken in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, possibly depicting a village elder or farmer encountered by Allied personnel operating in the region's remote highlands. The image survives on a damaged large-format negative, a fragile reminder of the personal photographic records kept by servicemen stationed in this often-overlooked WWII theater. Project: 218078