[Japanese policewomen and military police officers standing outside courtroom]

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Identifier2020-03-04_image_057SourceThe Robert F. Hardin World War II Japanese War Trials Photograph Collection (2020-03-04), Folder 1CreatorUnited States. Army. Signal CorpsDescriptionPhotograph of two Japanese policewomen and two military police officers standing outside the courtroom at the War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan, January 2, 1947. The image was taken during the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. The individuals are (from left to right) Takahashi Aiko, Private Vernon Sommerer, Private James B. Klauseng, and Shigeta Aki.

Caption on verso: "WPA-47-69923. 2 Jan. 47. 'The tall and short guard INTFE [IMTFE] in Tokyo:' Two short Japanese police women and two tall American M.P.'s stand together outside the courtroom of the international Military Tribunal for the Far East, in the War Ministry Bldg., Tokyo, Japan, where they search all visitors to the trials of the 27 accused Japanese war criminals. L-R: Takahashi Aiko, police woman; PFC. Vernon Sommerer, MP Det. Of Henley, MO.; Pvt. James B. Klauseng, MP Det. Of Covington, KY., and Shigeta Aki, police woman. Photographer - Wheeler."

Stamped on verso: "Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army."Creation Date1947-01-02SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945War crimes trialsInternational Military Tribunal for the Far EastInternational courtsTokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948Takahashi, AikoSommerer, VernonKlauseng, James B.Shigeta, AkiMilitary policePolicePlaceTokyo (Japan)JapanOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Robert F. Hardin World War II Japanese War Trials Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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