Chinese civilians greeting an American convoy, Kunming, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Convoy of United States Army trucks passing driving down a city street as a large crowd of Chinese civilians observe; a sign written in Chinese and English reads: "Welcome the first convoy on Stillwell Road." Official caption on front: "Thousands cheer the arrival of the first convoy. US Army Photo 158-18." Kunming, China. February 1945

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1945-02-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Kunming
Latitude: 
25.067
Longitude: 
102.683
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Trucks--American--China
Convoys--American--China
Civilians--Chinese--China
Crowds--China
Signs (Notices)--China
Gates--Chinese--China