Photograph of a Buddhist guardian statue at a temple near Nagoya, Japan, March 1947.Inscription on verso: "Giant statue protecting Buddha shrine 20 miles south of Nagoya, Japan. March 1947."
Photograph of the Great Buddha (Daibutsu) statue at the Kōtoku-in temple in Kamakura, Japan, circa 1945-1952.
Typed caption in margin: "Daibutsu or Great Buddha at Kamakura."
Typed caption on verso: "The world-famed Buddha, known as Dai-Butsu, is…
Photograph of U.S. Navy serviceman Paul Nowell standing in front of the Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in, Kamakura, Japan, circa 1945-1946.
Inscription on verso: "Paul + the Budda [Buddha]."