A Filipino Home/ Souvenir Shop
circa 1944
Note: Exact location unidentified; if based on the year (1944) possibly in Leyte which was one of the first provinces that the Allied forces took back from the Japanese.
~ #PR Admin
"Most of the Filipinos also were quick to take advantage of the fact that the Yanks were noted souvenir hunters, as shown by this home converted into a souvenir shop. The souvenirs are principally baskets, hats and slippers woven of Manila hemp, wooden shoes gaily colored."
photo credit: The National WWII Museum Digital Collections USA (#PR Enhanced Image)
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