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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."

Photograph of a Martin B-26 Marauder (fuselage number 5, tail code UK) parked at an unidentified air base, circa 1940s-1950s. The plane bears United States markings. A Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft is partially visible behind it.

Photograph of a low-flying Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft practicing an airborne message pickup at an unidentified air base, circa 1940s-1950s. The plane bears United States Air Force markings and has a mouth painted on the nose.

Photograph of a Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft (fuselage number 5, tail code UK) parked at an unidentified air base, circa 1940s-1950s. The plane bears United States markings.