The Snapshots in Time Collection

Ruins of a Bombed-Out Reinforced Concrete Building, Baguio Region, Luzon, Philippines, WWII

Ruins of a Bombed-Out Reinforced Concrete Building, Baguio Region, Luzon, Philippines, WWII

The gutted concrete skeleton of a once-substantial building stands amid the pine-covered hills of the Baguio region, a testament to the intense fighting during the final phase of the Luzon campaign in 1945. Baguio, the last major Japanese stronghold under General Yamashita, suffered heavy destruction before its liberation. Project: 218435