The original caption for this photograph reads: This terrified baby was almost the only human being left alive in Shanghai’s South Station after brutal Japanese bombing. China, August 28, 1937.
Baby at Shanghai's South Station After Japanese Bombing
- 8/28/1937
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of War Information.
National Archives Identifier: 535557
Full Citation: Photograph 208-AA-132N(2); This terrified baby was almost the only human being left alive in Shanghai’s South Station after brutal Japanese bombing. China, August 28, 1937.; 8/28/1937; Photographs of the Allies and Axis, 1942 – 1945; Records of the Office of War Information, Record Group 208; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/baby-shanghai-south-station/, February 24, 2026]
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