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Ceylon--Old World aids new in the war
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Ceylon--Old World aids new in the war

East has met west in Ceylon, and in the twain are joined a common effort against the Japanese. Taken at a British Fleet Air Arm base by a U.S. Navy photographer during a visit of a Navy carrier to the Indian waters to participate in combined operations against the Jap-held East Indies, these photographs portray the seeming anachronism of the war in Ceylon --where the Old World helps the New towards Victory. This gesture means 'Stop!' in any language. A Ceylon Chovkidar (watchman) in a red helmet and blue uniform bars visitors to the base until credentials are checked.

Date
1944-07-21
Collection
FSA/OWI
Archive
U.S. National Archives (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
photograph
Original size
6,093 × 6,281 pixels

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Reason: a US government work (Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information).

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"Ceylon--Old World aids new in the war" (1944-07-21). FSA/OWI. U.S. National Archives, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ceylon-old-world-aids-the-war-RG-208-AA-158-G-001.jpg

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