The Snapshots in Time Collection

Interior Tomb Chamber of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, WWII CBI Theater Collection

Interior Tomb Chamber of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, WWII CBI Theater Collection

American servicemen stationed in the China-Burma-India Theater during WWII often visited the Taj Mahal in Agra while on leave. This photograph, from the Kotec CBI collection, captures the mausoleum's inner chamber, where light filters through the famed carved marble screens surrounding the cenotaphs of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan. Project: 218090