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Digital photograph of a photograph published in the book "Rag Theater: The 2400 block of Telegraph Avenue 1969-1973" (1975). Notes by the photographer Nacio Jan Brown on page 68: "Sometimes in the warm weather there would be spontaneous dancing in…

This photo shows a cruel form of torture used during the Nanjing Massacre—live burial. Some Chinese prisoners were half-buried in the ground and then attacked by dogs. It shows how brutally civilians and captured soldiers were treated. The image…

This powerful photo shows Japanese soldiers using a tied-up Chinese prisoner to practice stabbing with a bayonet during the Nanjing Massacre. This cruel method of killing was common at the time and sometimes done as part of training or even for fun.…

This old photo shows Japanese soldiers marching into Nanjing in December 1937, led by General Iwane Matsui. Even though it looks peaceful, this moment was just before the terrible events of the Nanjing Massacre began. The photo helps us remember and…

This is a 1938 review of the book Japanese Terror in China, which was made from real letters and diaries written by people who saw what happened in Nanjing. These stories were secretly sent out to avoid Japanese censorship. The book tries to help the…

This is a diary-style news report by war reporter C. Yates McDaniel, published in The Seattle Daily Times on December 17, 1937. He describes what he saw in Nanjing from December 14 to 16, including many people killed, homes looted, and prisoners…

This news story was written by American reporter Arthur Menken and published in The Seattle Daily Times on December 16, 1937. Menken was on the USS Oahu and described how Chinese soldiers tried to avoid being killed by changing into civilian clothes.…