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Finding Aid for the Ted Gilien Photographs of postwar Japan and the Philippines, ca. 1945-1946
1924  
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Nagasaki destruction

Physical Description: (164 photographs)

Scope and Content Note

Contains images of building destruction as well as some images of fire
 

Urakami Cathedral destruction

Physical Description: (51 photographs)

Biography/Organization History

St. Mary's Cathedral, also called Urakami Cathedral due to its location in Urakami in the northern region of the city of Nagasaki, was originally constructed in 1895. The brick Romanesque Catholic Church was destroyed when an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 and a replacement building was constructed in 1959.
 

Planes and ships

Physical Description: (85 photographs)

Scope and Content Note

This file contains images of wrecked Japanese military planes, some photographs taken during flight, and images of wrecked military and civilian boats and vessels.
 

Street scenes

Physical Description: (123 photographs)

Scope and Content Note

The file contains images of vehicles, bicycles, and carts used to move bundled belongings along with images of citizens living in makeshift camps amidst war destruction. The file also contains some images of intact buildings and monuments.
 

Clearing rubble

Physical Description: (26 photographs)

Scope and Content Note

The file contains images of Japanese men and soldiers clearing rubble.
 

Men and crowds

Physical Description: (141 photographs)

Scope and Content Note

The file contains images of men and crowds in the streets or living in makeshift camps. Some images depict possible delousing.
 

Children

Physical Description: (69 photographs)
 

Girls

Physical Description: (78 photographs)
 

Kabuki

Physical Description: (19 photographs)

Biography/Organization History

Kabuki is a traditional Japanese dance-drama known for the stylization of its drama and the elaborate makeup worn by its performers.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Kabuki
 

Tokyo Imperial Palace

Physical Description: (34 photographs)
 

US GIs

Physical Description: (62 photographs)
 

Philippines

Physical Description: (154 photographs)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Philippines