Filed within a World War II China-Burma-India Theater photograph collection, this image depicts a bustling river harbor crowded with traditional lateen-rigged sailing vessels, almost certainly photographed along the Nile River in Egypt. American personnel bound for the CBI Theater frequently transited through Egypt and the Middle East, and many took the opportunity to photograph local scenes along the way. This candid harbor view, framed by an ornate iron railing and two local onlookers, offers a rare glimpse of wartime travel beyond the battlefield. Project: 218379