Joe Chino photographs, bulk 1940s

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Collection context

Summary

Title:
Joe Chino photographs
Dates:
bulk 1940s
Creators:
Chino, Joe, 1921-2005, Kasamatsu, Bonnie, and Kasamatsu, Ken
Abstract:
This collection contains 234 scanned photographs, many likely taken by Joe Chino, the collector. Chino was a soldier in the MIS and many of the photographs depict him and other soldiers. There are also many photographs of the US Army occupation of Japan.
Containers:
box: 2014-2015 Collections
Extent:
6.74 Gigabytes 1 DVD
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 234 scanned photographs, many likely taken by Joe Chino, the collector. Chino was a soldier in the MIS and many of the photographs depict him and other soldiers. There are also many photographs of the US Army occupation of Japan.

The photographs are black and white and have a wide range of subject matter, from Japanese farmers to American soldiers. Some of the photographs indicate that they were taken as part of the Works Progress Administration.

Biographical / historical:

Joe Chino was born in 1925 and passed away in 2005. He was a soldier in the Military Intelligence Service, graduated from Fort Snelling and was likely stationed in the Post-war Occupation of Japan.

Processing information:

Processed by Erin Sato 03/23/2015.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Nicole McKeon
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-05-04 12:22:38 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is available for research online. Please contact the archivist for additional information or to request physical version.

Preferred citation:

[Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California.

Location of this collection:
355 East 1st Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90012, US
Contact:
(310) 328-0907