The Snapshots in Time Collection

Portrait of a Local Woman Smoking a Pipe, China-Burma-India Theater (Kotec Collection, "Natives" Negatives)

Portrait of a Local Woman Smoking a Pipe, China-Burma-India Theater (Kotec Collection, "Natives" Negatives)

A candid portrait of a village woman smoking a traditional long-stemmed pipe, photographed in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II. Images like this, taken by Allied personnel encountering local communities, offer a rare glimpse of everyday civilian life amid the wartime upheaval of the region. Project: 218081