local people

"These are five young Chinese children that lived near our base in Kwelin (Guilin)."

GIs pose with Chinese man and try out his long pipe. During WWII.

An elderly Chinese man poses on the edge of a rice paddy, and an elderly Chinese woman (with bound feet) carries buckets on a shoulder pole. During WWII.

Chinese ladies, who worked at the "Kwelin Hotel," pose for the camera in China during WWII.

Chinese family hauling items by donkey cart on an American base poses for the camera. In China during WWII.

GIs and Chinese workers digging to drain the water away at a tent city of flooded living quarters at Liangshan. "This Is A Shot Of Our Gracious Living Quarters At Liangshan, China After The Creek Next To The Place Overflowed And Flooded Us Out." During WWII.

"From The looks Of The Crowd Nick Vassello Has In Front Of His Tent He Must Be Giving Something Away."

More washing girls the day of the mounds, Spring 1945, probably Yangkai. During WWII.

"A collection of children from several villages south of Yangkai picked up on a hike. Taking their picture was one way of having them go home. Just before Nash & the mounds, Spring 1945."

Bashful washers, the day of the mounds, South of Yangkai, Spring 1945.