Title:
Japan Photographs, ca. 1945-1947
Creator/Contributor:
Online Archive of California
Abstract:
About 166 black and white snapshots of post-World War II Japan, taken presumably by an Army officer. Some captions, in English,
on backs of photos. Identified locations include Ise Grand Shrine (Mie Prefecture); Kōshien, Takarazuka, Nishinomiya (Hyōgo
Prefecture); Kure (Hiroshima Prefecture). Images feature river boats, streetcars, naval ships and military vehicles; soldiers
in uniform and an army base, possibly in Kure; shipboard views; Japanese people and street scenes; a sporting event (possibly
baseball); shrines and temples; scenic countryside views, farms and rice paddies. Includes a few group photos of men in uniform
and Japanese personnel (typists, translators). There is also one photo of a naval ship landing in the Philippines.
Date:
1945 (issued)
Subject:
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Takarazuka-shi (Japan) -- Pictorial works
Kure-shi (Japan) -- Pictorial works
Nishinomiya-shi (Japan) -- Pictorial works
Ise-shi (Japan) -- Pictorial works
Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
Philippines -- Pictorial works
Japon -- Histoire -- 1945-1952 (Occupation alliée)
Japan
Japan -- Ise-shi
Japan -- Kure-shi
Japan -- Nishinomiya-shi
Japan -- Takarazuka-shi
Philippines
Note:
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.
Purchase, 2005.
Cite as: [Identification of item], Japan Photographs. Bernath Mss 149. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Type:
Photographs.
photographs.
History.
Pictorial works.
Photographs.
Photographies.
Physical Description:
.2 linear ft.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Bernath Mss 149LOCAL
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.