The Snapshots in Time Collection
Hong Ning Panciteria Storefront and War-Damaged Shophouses, Binondo District, Manila, WWII Photo Album
War-damaged shophouses line a Manila street in this photograph from a 345th Bombardment Group serviceman's album, with the sign for 'Hong Ning Panciteria,' a Chinese-Filipino noodle restaurant, still visible above the rubble. Scenes such as this document the toll taken on Manila's Chinatown (Binondo) district during the 1945 battle for the city's liberation. Project: 218227