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Burma Road dedication parade and ceremony in Kunming, China, on or around February 4, 1945, during WWII. Review of first convoy (or one of the first convoys) to reach China. Ranks of soldiers and civilians. Note movie camera filming on top.

Burma Road dedication parade and ceremony in Kunming, China, on or around February 4, 1945, during WWII. Review of first convoy (or one of the first convoys) to reach China. Ranks of soldiers and civilians. Note movie camera filming on far right, and just below that, a couple of African-American officers.

A photographer takes a portrait photo of an American serviceman. Yangkai valley in the background. During WWII in SW China. Courtesy of https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsphoto/id/7743.

Self-portrait of Wesley Furste as he made it with a mirror in Calcutta, India, in September, 1945. Photo from Wesley L. Furste.

The 16th Combat Camera Unit setting up to photograph Japanese air raid on Kunming. During WWII.

American GIs and Chinese man stand in front of a photo shop, the Wen Hwa Studio (文化摄影社), in China during WWII. Photo from the collection of Rex B. Gouger, member of the 76th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group.

An American photographer visits a village near Yangkai, Yunnan province, China, during WWII.

Local people in Yunnan province, China, are curious about the visit of a American photographer, during WWII.

Tall American photographer lugs camera and tripod through village in Yunnan, China, during WWII, while people go about daily life.