US Army officer and local official shaking hands at the China-Burma border
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Army officer and local official shaking hands on Ledo Road [Stilwell Road] at the China-Burma border; a border sign for Burma and China are between them. Official caption on front: "Opening the China lifeline from Burma and India. US Army Photo 158-15." China-Burma border. No date
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1944
1945
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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:
Shan
Latitude:
22.000
Longitude:
98.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military officers--American--China
Government officials--Burma
Stilwell Road (Burma and India)--Burma
Shaking hands
Signs (Notices)
Military parades & ceremonies
Boundaries--Burma
Boundaries--China