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Photograph of Mount Aso, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Typed caption in margin: "Crater of Mt. Aso, an active volcano, on the Island of Kyushu." Typed caption on verso: "Mt. Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan, and it's on the Island of Kyushu. The…

Photograph of the Dai-Ichi Building in Tokyo, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Typed caption in margin: "Dai-Ichi Bldg (GHQ)." Caption on verso: "This building is one of the buildings used by the Military Government in Nagoya. The Yomato [Yamato] Building,…

Photograph of a sumo wrestling match, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Typed caption in margin: "Sumo or Japanese Wrestling, an old national sport." Typed caption on verso: "Wrestling is one of the favorite sports with the Japanese. I don't know how it is…

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 the Yōmeimon gate at Nikkō Tōshō-gū in Nikkō, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Typed caption in margin: "Yomei-mon Gate of the Toshogu Shrine, Nikko, the most resplendent gate in the Orient." Typed caption on verso: "Nikko, Japan, is one of the…

Photograph of a stone bridge at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Typed caption in margin: "Imperial Palace Bridge." Caption on verso: "This bridge guards the Emporers' [sic] Palace."

Photograph of cliffs along an unidentified coastline, likely in Japan, circa 1945-1952.

Photograph of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft parked at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947. The tail bears the emblem of the Fifth Air Force, United States Army Air Forces. The inscription notes that the plane belonged to Major General Kenneth…

Oblique aerial photograph of an unidentified harbor, likely in Japan, circa 1945-1952.

Photograph of United States Army Air Forces servicemen attaching floats to a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft, February 19, 1945. Inscription: "(360th B.U., B.AAF) (19-2-45) Attaching EDO Floats."