A body lying prostrate in a river

Title
A body lying prostrate in a river
Year/Period
1937
Region
Shanghai
Dimension
Image size: L:8.7 x W:6.0
Accession No.
2000-06539

Shortly after the onset of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, the cosmopolitan Shanghai city fell under the control of the Japanese forces. This photo depicts the aftermath of battle; a dead body lies face down in a river.