The Snapshots in Time Collection

Street Scene in a China-Burma Theater Market Town, WWII Era

Street Scene in a China-Burma Theater Market Town, WWII Era

This photograph from the WWII China-Burma Theater Archive captures everyday life along a market street in a Chinese or Sino-Burmese town during World War II. Traditional timber shophouses, shop signage, and pedestrians going about daily commerce illustrate the civilian backdrop against which Allied and Chinese military operations unfolded in the China-Burma-India Theater. Project: 218377