Burma-Thai Railway spike
Item
Title
Burma-Thai Railway spike
Description
This spike was recovered from the site of the Burma-Thai Railway many years after the war. Nearly 13,000 Allied POWs died building the "Death Railway."
Subject
Prisoners of war
Burma-Siam Railroad
Contributor
Otto Schwarz
Source
Special Collections, University of Houston
Rights
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Format
spikes (fasteners)
Type
Still Image
image/jpeg
Identifier
Cruiser Houston Collection