William J. Cunningham Japan Slides

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Claremont Colleges. Pacific Basin Institute

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2024

Descriptive Summary

Title: William J. Cunningham Japan Slides

Dates: 1953-1954

Collection Number: PBI-008

Creator/Collector: Cunningham, William J.

Extent: 36 slides

Online items available

Repository: Claremont Colleges. Pacific Basin Institute

Pomona, California 91711

Abstract: Thirty-six color slides of Japan from the personal collection of William J. Cunningham, a serviceman in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.

Language of Material: English

Access

Open for research

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. William J. Cunningham Japan Slides. Collection Number: PBI-008. Claremont Colleges. Pacific Basin Institute

Acquisition Information

Donation, 2018

Scope and Content of Collection

Produced during Cunningham's travels in Japan in 1953-1954, the images depict the Japanese countryside, villages, markets, harbors, and U.S. military installations at Ashiya and Yokohama.

Indexing Terms

Japan--History

Tourism--Japan--20th century

Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952

Leisure--Japan--History

Harbors--Japan

Railroads--Japan

Japan