World War, 1939-1945

Unidentified Japanese soldier beheads a civilian with other unidentified individuals as witness. Photographs used as evidence in war crimes trials for the Japanese held in Manila, Philippines. Donor: John Paxton.

Unidentified Japanese soldier beheads a civilian with other unidentified individuals as witness. Photographs used as evidence in war crimes trials for the Japanese held in Manila, Philippines. Donor: John Paxton.

Unidentified Japanese soldier beheads a civilian with other unidentified individuals as witness. Photographs used as evidence in war crimes trials for the Japanese held in Manila, Philippines. Donor: John Paxton

An unidentified Japanese soldier beheads an unidentified civilian near a trench which contains other bodies. This photo was used as evidence against the Japanese in war crimes trials held in Manila, Philippines. Donor: John Paxton.

Remains of the home of Exequel Villamar in Luzon, Philippines, after it was burned by the Japanese on January 27, 1945. Donor: John Paxton

The S. S. Agate, an Army tanker, burned in Manila Harbor in the Philippines. Donor: John Paxton

Entrance to Fort Santiago, Manila, Philippines, showing damage sustained during the Battle of Manila in February, 1945. Donor: John Paxton

A small bridge leading to the village of Tapel on Luzon, Philippines, site of the Tapel Massacre on July 1, 1945. The bridge is the site where three people were killed by the Japanese. Donor: John Paxton

Unidentified man stands at a river site of a mass killing by the Japanese during World War II, in the Batangas Province, Luzon, Philippines. Donor: John Paxton

A bridge near Tapel, Gonzaga Cagayan Province, Luzon, Philippines, where eight people were reported to have been killed by the Japanese on or about July 1, 1945. Donor: John Paxton