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Daibutsu or Great Buddha at Kamakura (Item)

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 located at Kamakura, near Yokohama. The silently eloquent bronze Dia-Butsu, the most impressive of its kind in the world, has an expression and pose…

[Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewomen removing their shoes in front of Calcutta Jain Temple] (Item)

Photograph of Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewomen removing their shoes in front of the Calcutta Jain Temple, Kolkata, India, circa 1940s.

[Serviceman and Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewomen at Calcutta Jain Temple] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified serviceman and several Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewomen at the Calcutta Jain Temple, Kolkata, India, circa 1940s.

[Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewomen at Calcutta Jain Temple] (Item)

Photograph of Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewomen at the Calcutta Jain Temple, Kolkata, India, circa 1940s.

[Serviceman Paul Nowell standing in front of Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in] (Item)

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]."

Sojiji Temple (Item)

Photograph of a temple building at Sōji-ji near Yokohama, Japan circa 1945-1952. Typed caption in margin: "Sojiji Temple." Typed caption on verso: "No information can be gathered on this Temple, however, it has it's [its] definite purpose as do all the other places of worship. The roofs on all homes, dwellings, temples, etc., are built with patience and untiring effort. The tradition behind that…

Pagoda (Item)

Photograph of two United States Army servicemen in front of the pagoda at Hōryū-ji, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Typed caption in margin: "Pagoda." Typed caption on verso: "The Pagoda originated in India in a remote age, and was introduced into Japan through China and Korea. The oldest and most valuable in Japan is the 'Five-Storied Pagoda' at the Horyuji temple, near Nara, being built in A.D. 609. The…