Claude M. Adams Photographs

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Claude M. Adams Photographs
Identifier/Call Number: SMC 0130
Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093-0175
Languages: English
Physical Description: 0.4 Linear feet (1 archives box)
Date (inclusive): 1945 - 1952
Abstract: The collection consists of photographs taken by or given to Claude M. Adams while he worked in Japan for the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP), Natural Resources Section, Fisheries Division from 1945-1951.
Creator: Adams, Claude M.

Preferred Citation

Claude M. Adams Photographs, SMC 0130. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection consists of 291 photographs taken by or given to Claude M. Adams while he worked in Japan for SCAP, Natural Resources Section, Fisheries Division from 1945-1951. The photographs document the construction and refurbishment of whaling ships, whaling expeditions, and villagers engaged in diving, seaweed-gathering, canning, and other aspects of coastal life in post-World War II Japan. Adams visited the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombings and the collection contains several photographs of the destruction. It also includes a small number of postcards and ephemera from his travels.

Acquisition Information

Acquired, 2011.

Biography

Claude M. Adams (1907-1974) was a cannery inspector in San Pedro and San Francisco, California before receiving an Army commission with the rank of Captain during World War II. After basic training, he was sent to Stanford University and the Monterey Language School, where he learned Japanese. He went to Japan in October 1945 to work for Lt Col Hubert G. Schenck in SCAP's Natural Resources Section, Fisheries Division, to support redevelopment of the post-war Japanese fishing and whaling industries. Capt Adams was relieved from active duty in February 1947 and continued on in his work in Japan as a civilian government employee until 1951.

OFF-SITE STORAGE

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Publication Rights

Publication rights to photographs taken by Adams are held by the Regents of the University of California; rights to other images reside with the creator of the image.

Digital Content

A selection of photographs from this collection have been digitized and can be viewed through links in the container list, or by clicking the link below.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Fisheries--Japan--Photographs
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--Photographs
Japan--Photographs
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--Photographs
Whaling ships--Japan--Photographs

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

Box 1, Folder 1

Seaweed gathering, drying, packing & transport ca. 1947

General note

All photographs in this folder have been digitized.
 

Coastline near a fishery collecting seaweed for agar production , ca. 1947

 

Carrying agar produced from seaweed processing , ca. 1947

 

Carrying agar produced from seaweed processing , ca. 1947

 

Drying seaweed before processing to produce agar, ca. 1947

 

Boats with divers gathering seaweed for agar production , ca. 1947

 

Agar produced from seaweed processing , ca. 1947

 

Seaweed processing for agar production , ca. 1947

 

Carrying seaweed to produce agar through processing, ca. 1947

 

Female diver in boat, with seaweed collected for agar production , ca. 1947

 

Processing seaweed to produce agar , ca. 1947

 

Seaweed gathered by female diver, for agar production , ca. 1947

 

Gathered seaweed lined up to sell for processing into agar , ca. 1947

 

Handling agar produced from seaweed processing , ca. 1947

 

Agar produced from seaweed processing, ca. 1947

 

Carrying agar produced from seaweed processing , ca. 1947

 

Handling agar produced from seaweed processing , ca. 1947

 

Man on fishing boat winching in diver-gathered seaweed destined for agar production , ca. 1947

 

Carrying agar produced from seaweed processing, ca. 1947

 

Handling agar produced from seaweed processing, ca. 1947

 

Seaweed gathered by female divers, brought to the dock to take to the seaweed processing/agar production site , ca. 1947

 

Seaweed processing for agar production , ca. 1947

 

Man on boat winching in seaweed gathered by female diver, with seaweed destined for agar production , ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 2

Diving and cormorant fishing ca. 1947

General note

Selected photographs from this folder have been digitized.
 

Fishing boat using cormorant diving birds to fish , ca. 1947

 

Fishing boat using cormorant diving birds to fish , ca. 1947

 

Fish caught using cormorant diving birds , ca. 1947

 

Fishing boat using cormorant diving birds to fish, ca. 1947

 

Fisherman using cormorant diving bird to fish , ca. 1947

 

Claude M. Adams and group, posing with a cormorant diving bird used to fish , ca. 1947

 

Fisherman using a cormorant diving bird to fish , ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 3

Kamogawa women dive for seaweed, abalone and oysters ca. 1947

General note

All photographs from this folder have been digitized.
 

Kamogawa women diving from a boat for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

 

Japanese female Amah divers going to the beach to collect seaweed , ca. 1947

 

Kamogawa women diving from a boat for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

 

Kamogawa women dive for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

 

Kamogawa women diving for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

 

Kamogawa women diving for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

 

Kamogawa women dive for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

 

Kamogawa women dive for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

 

Kamogawa women dive for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

 

Kamogawa women diving for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

 

Oyster growing rafts on Lake Kamo on Sado Island , ca. 1947

 

Kamogawa women dive for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

 

Kamogawa women dive for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

 

Kamogawa women diving for seaweed, abalone, & oysters , ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 4

Ceremony, speeches, and luncheon with Lt Col Hubert Schenck ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 5

Men deep diving for seaweed ca. 1947

General note

Selected photographs from this folder have been digitized.
 

Seaweed divers, ca. 1947

 

Seaweed divers, ca. 1947

 

Helmet diving for seaweed, ca. 1947

 

Seaweed divers, ca. 1947

 

Seaweed divers, ca. 1947

 

Seaweed diver, ca. 1947

 

Seaweed diver, ca. 1947

 

Seaweed divers, ca. 1947

 

Seaweed divers, ca. 1947

 

Seaweed divers, ca. 1947

 

Seaweed divers, ca. 1947

 

Seaweed diver wearing face mask with pressure equalization air chambers, for mask squeeze, ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 6

Fishing village and processing plant ca. 1947

General note

Selected photographs from this folder have been digitized.
 

Women poking through a dredge or net haul, ca. 1947

 

Boat construction in a harbor, ca. 1947

 

Fishing boat, ca. 1947

 

Docks and fishing boat, ca. 1947

 

Fish processing, ca. 1947

 

Women posing, ca. 1947

 

Claude M. Adams (right) on a visit to a Japanese fishing village and fish processing plant, ca. 1947

 

Claude M. Adams (middle) during his visit to a Japanese fishing village and fish processing plant, ca. 1947

 

Pulling in a fishing net, ca. 1947

 

Harbor scene, ca. 1947

 

Claude M. Adams (R) during a visit to a Japanese fishing village and fish processing plant, ca. 1947

 

Nisshin Maru (whaling ship) ca. 1946

Box 1, Folder 7

Construction and launch ca. 1946

General note

Selected photographs from this folder have been digitized.
 

Launch, ca. 1946

 

Construction of the Nisshin Maru whaling ship, ca. 1946

 

Launch, ca. 1946

 

Preparations of the Nisshin Maru whaling ship at the shipbuilding yard, ca. 1946

 

Claude M. Adams (front, second from right) visit to shipbuilding company, ca. 1946

 

Launch, ca. 1946

Box 1, Folder 8

Antarctic expedition celebration, Shibaura Dock, Tokyo 1948 April 12

General note

All photographs in this folder have been digitized.
 

Speech at a celebration of the success of Antarctic whaling expedition, 1948 April 12

 

Celebration, 1948 April 12

 

Celebration, 1948 April 12

 

A toast at the celebration, 1948 April 12

 

Claude M. Adams making a speech, 1948 April 12

 

Claude M. Adams making a speech, 1948 April 12

 

L to R: Waldon C. Winston, Hubert G. Schenck, Claude M. Adams, 1948 April 12

 

Hashidate Maru (whaling ship)

Box 1, Folder 9

Reconstruction inspection, Hitachi Innoshima Shipyard 1947 September 22

General note

All photographs in this folder have been digitized.
 

Claude M. Adams, fifth from left, 1947 September 22

 

Claude M. Adams in front, middle, 1947 September 22

 

Reconstruction inspection, 1947 September 22

 

Reconstruction inspection, 1947 September 22

 

Reconstruction inspection, 1947 September 22

 

Reconstruction inspection, 1947 September 22

 

Reconstruction inspection, 1947 September 22

Box 1, Folder 10

Antarctica expedition ca. 1948

Box 1, Folder 11

Antarctic expedition celebration, Sumitomo Wharf, Osaka 1948 April 10

General note

Selected photographs in this folder have been digitized.
 

Ceremony, 1948 April 10

 

Waldon C. Winston, Herman Sundt, Claude M. Adams, 1948 April 10

 

Claude M. Adams making a speech, 1948 April 10

 

Claude M. Adams making a speech, 1948 April 10

 

Claude M. Adams at far right, standing with a group on the stern ramp used to haul whales onboard the ship for processing, 1948 April 10

 

Celebration, 1948 April 10

 

Posing next to tongs used to grab onto a whale's tail to haul it aboard, 1948 April 10

 

Speeches, 1948 April 10

Box 1, Folder 12

Akebono Maru (fishing trawlers) dedication and launch ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 13

Shore-based whaling 1947

Box 1, Folder 14

Tokyo 1945-1947

General note

Includes photograph of Adams visiting with Mikimoto Kokichi.
Box 1, Folder 15

General Matthew Ridgeway ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 16

Visit to Hokkaido 1945

Box 1, Folder 17

Ceremony marking opening of trade; logging ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 18

Adams entering Yokohama Harbor on the U.S.S. Admiral Mayo 1945 October 29

Box 1, Folder 19

Hiroshima 1946

Box 1, Folder 20

Nagasaki 1946-1947

General note

Includes postcards and ephemera from the Urakami Church.
Box 1, Folder 21

Commendation ribbon 1947 July 3

Box 1, Folder 22

Nikko shrine, monkey relief, hotel ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 23

Visiting an inn ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 24

Seto Inland Sea ca. 1947

General note

Includes postcards.
Box 1, Folder 25

Tokyo street scenes 1948 March

Box 1, Folder 26

Socializing with the Russians ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 27

Summer fireworks ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 28

Racetrack in Setagaya, Tokyo ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 29

Baseball ca. 1947

Box 1, Folder 30

4th Meeting of the Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council, Philippines 1952 October

Box 1, Folder 31

Miscellaneous ca. 1947