The Nanjing Massacre began in December 1937 during the Sino-Japanese War that preceded World War II and lasted for six weeks. The Japanese Imperial Army murdered and brutalized an estimated 40,000 to 300,000 Chinese civilians.
The album also features memorabilia from a Leslie Guy Allen Jr. — a US Navy sailor, the items suggest — who Kail believes is the man who took the photos. "I have no idea what is worth. It's probably very, very expensive," Kail said."The simple fact is, a museum needs to take them.", Kail let his 650,000 followers know that he was trying to track down an expert in Minnesota to help determine the value of the photo album. His goal is for the content of the entire album to be preserved and shared with the world.
“这是我职业生涯中见过的最令人不安的事情”：明尼苏达州当铺老板认为他发现了1937年大屠杀的神秘可怕照片