[Captured Japanese soldiers at Sham Shui Po internment camp]

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Identifier1991-07-17-A_image_058Parts1991-07-17-A_image_058_011991-07-17-A_image_058_02SourceThe William Orthman World War II Collection (1991-07-17-A), Box 1, Folder 4CreatorUnited States. Army Air ForcesDescriptionPhotograph of captured Japanese soldiers at the Shamshuipo internment camp, Kowloon, China, circa 1940s. The photo was taken after the camp was liberated by American forces. The caption on verso notes that the soldier on the left is the camp's former commandant.

Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China Theater -- Japanese commandant of Shamshuipo camp, Kowloon, China, now out of job as a result of American liberation. Note barbed wire fence in background."

Stamped on verso: "Passed for Publication. U.S. Army Press Censor."Creation Datecirca 1940sSubjectWorld War, 1939-1945Imperial Japanese ArmyJapan. RikugunShamshuipo (Concentration camp)Prisoner-of-war campsPrisoners of warSoldiersPlaceKowloon (China)ChinaOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe William Orthman World War II Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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