The Snapshots in Time Collection

Hand-Labeled 'Infra-Red Test Project' Film Canister Tag, WWII Kotec China Burma Collection

Hand-Labeled 'Infra-Red Test Project' Film Canister Tag, WWII Kotec China Burma Collection

A hand-labeled tag reading 'Infra-Red Test Project, Roll #1' identifies a canister of specialized aerial reconnaissance film used during World War II. Infrared film allowed photo intelligence units to detect enemy camouflage by revealing the difference between living vegetation and man-made materials, a technique widely used across the China-Burma-India Theater. Project: 218479