A traditional Filipino nipa hut, elevated on stilts with a thatched roof and woven bamboo walls, stands amid coconut palms in this wartime-era photograph from Luzon, Philippines. Images like this, taken from a collection of WWII-dated negatives, offer a glimpse of the rural landscape and local architecture that American servicemen encountered during the 1944-1945 campaign to liberate the Philippine Islands. Project: 218434