Local laborers hauling dirt during construction of an airfield, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Indigenous Asian laborers hauling dirt during construction of an American airfield. Official caption on front: "Coolies build airfields to speed Ledo Road supplies. US Army Photo 158-1." Presumably Burma [modern-day Myanmar]. 1944
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1944
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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:
Myanma
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22.000
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98.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Indigenous peoples--Burma
Stilwell Road (Burma and India)
Stilwell Road (Burma and India)