[Russian dancer performing for recently liberated Allied prisoners of war]

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Identifier1991-07-17-A_image_061Parts1991-07-17-A_image_061_011991-07-17-A_image_061_02SourceThe William Orthman World War II Collection (1991-07-17-A), Box 1, Folder 4CreatorUnited States. Army Air ForcesDescriptionPhotograph of a Russian dancer performing for a crowd of recently liberated Allied prisoners of war, Mukden (present day Shenyang), China, circa 1940s.

Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China--When a Tenth Air Force mercy plane flew to Mukden, Manchuria, to evacuate Allied prisoners of war from Jap prison camps a photographer aboard the plane caught this photo of a Russian dancer entertaining the former prisoners who were witnessing their first show in three years. (USAAF)."

Stamped on verso: "Official AAF Photo. Tenth U.S. Air Force."Creation Datecirca 1940sSubjectUnited States. Army Air ForcesWorld War, 1939-1945Prisoners of warPrisoner-of-war campsSoldiersPlaceShenyang (Liaoning Sheng, China)ChinaOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe William Orthman World War II Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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