Two Chinese soldiers walk through a ceremonial gate in Yunnan province during WWII. See another view.

Two women walk through a ceremonial gate in Yunnan province during WWII. See another view.

An American serviceman walking alone in the countryside in Yunnan province, China, carbine in hand. During WWII.

A rough karst mountain landscape as seen from a B-25 Mitchell, in SW China, or Indochina, or the China-Burma border area.

A tattered farmer with a shoulder pole in Yunnan province, China. During WWII.

Local people in China, Yunnan province: A village scene.

A farmer or laborer in China posing with a should pole. During WWII. Notice the freshly spread stone in the foreground, almost certainly crushed by hand, then hauled to the location by hand (for example, using shoulder poles), then spread and tamped down by human labor.

Traditional woodwork on door panels in China. During WWII.