Rangoon, 1945

Photographs of Rangoon (now known as Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) in 1945, shortly after Allied troops defeated the Japanese for control of the country.

A view of a Buddhist temple [the Sule Pagoda]. Source

A woman praying at a Buddhist shrine. Source

Men carrying water from the public wells. Source

People resting at a shrine. Source

A woman smoking "white cheroot". Source

Children gathering rice to eat. Source

A man praying at a Buddhist temple. Source

Men gathering water from the public wells. Source

Unloading supplies at the bombed-out wharf. Source

People washing their clothes in well water. Source

People walking down a building's stairs. Source

Men playing dominoes. Source

People praying in a temple. Source

A woman arranging the items in her shop. Source

A woman resting in a shrine. Source

A man placing a candle in front of a Buddha statue. Source

Women cleaning rice before a meal.. Source

A woman carrying a basket on her head. Source

A Buddhist shrine. Source

The Strand Hotel, battered after the bombings. Source

A man smoking in front of a Buddha. Source

Buddhist pagodas. Source

Burmese children. Source

Buddhist monks talking to children. Source