This snapshot, framed by a beachfront cabana or lifeguard structure, looks out across the sands of Waikiki Beach toward the towers of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, one of Hawaii's most famous resorts. Photographs like this were often taken by military personnel enjoying leave time in Honolulu during the Second World War, capturing the contrast between the tropical leisure of Waikiki and the demands of wartime service in the Pacific. Project: 218528