The Snapshots in Time Collection
Coastal Hillside View with Villas, Photo Album of General Jonathan Wainwright, 1949
This 1949 snapshot from a personal photograph album associated with General Jonathan Wainwright depicts a rocky, villa-studded coastline believed to be along the Pacific resort coast of Mexico, possibly Acapulco. Following his release from Japanese prisoner-of-war camps at the end of World War II, Wainwright became a celebrated public figure whose later life included travel and public appearances. Images such as this offer a glimpse into the personal, non-military side of a wartime leader's post-war years. Project: 218339