Corpses in pond following Nanjing Massacre, Nanjing, China,ca. 1937-1938

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Title: Corpses in pond following Nanjing Massacre, Nanjing, China,ca. 1937-1938
Creator: Forster, Ernest
Published / Created: 1937-1938
Publication Place: Nanking, China, Asia
Description: A pond outside Nanking filled with the corpses of people who were killed by the Japanese troops. This is a scene typical of many of the ponds inside the city after the occupation of the city by the Japanese.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Ernest Forster, the photographer, was an American Episcopal missionary who stayed in Nanjing during the period of the Japanese occupation, 1937-1938.
Extent: 6.8 x 11.1 cm

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title: China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Collection Date: 1834-2002
Container / Volume: Box 265 | Folder 2

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