The Snapshots in Time Collection

Damaged Studio Portrait of a Uniformed Officer, Captured Japanese Photograph, CBI Theater

Damaged Studio Portrait of a Uniformed Officer, Captured Japanese Photograph, CBI Theater

This heavily deteriorated studio portrait, part of a cache of captured Japanese photographs from the China-Burma-India Theater, shows a uniformed officer posing formally before a studio backdrop. Personal photographs such as this were frequently seized by Allied forces during operations in Burma and China and later cataloged as intelligence material. The extensive silver mirroring and emulsion damage reflect decades of exposure to the region's humid tropical climate. Project: 218097