The Snapshots in Time Collection

Courtyard Lattice Screen and Wall Inscriptions, China Burma Theater Archive

Courtyard Lattice Screen and Wall Inscriptions, China Burma Theater Archive

A courtyard scene photographed in China during World War II, part of the China-Burma-India Theater archive. An ornately carved wooden lattice screen frames the foreground, while painted Chinese characters on the courtyard wall read phrases invoking perseverance and duty, reflecting wartime patriotic messaging common throughout China during the conflict. Project: 218379