The Snapshots in Time Collection
American Airman Observing Narrowboats at an English Canal Lock, 1943
American airmen stationed in England often explored the surrounding countryside during off-duty hours. Here, a U.S. serviceman watches traditional narrowboats -- operated by the Fellows, Morton & Clayton canal carrying company -- pass through an English lock, 1943, offering a quiet contrast to the intensity of the daylight bombing campaign being waged overhead. Project: 218549