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Jack Wilkes1945-12

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

A 14-year old orphan holding his only possessions, a rice bowl and chopsticks, very ill from malnutrition and nearly blind from an advanced case of trachoma.

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  • Date: 1945-12
  • Location: Hengyang, China
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: China, Children, Hunger, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Jack Wilkes
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_651110
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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