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[Jerry Michaud at Ōfuna Kannon Temple]
Photograph of U.S. Navy serviceman Jerry Michaud at Ōfuna Kannon Temple, Kamakura, Japan, circa 1945-1946. Inscription on album page: "Liberty in Japan. Movie studies. Ofuna Japan." Part of a series of scrapbook pages containing photographs related to Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud's service with the United States Navy, circa 1945-1946.
[Fountain and cherub statue at Ōfuna Kannon Temple]
Photograph of a fountain and cherub statue at the Ōfuna Kannon Temple, Kamakura, Japan, circa 1945-1946. Inscription on album page: "Liberty in Japan. Movie studies. Ofuna Japan." Part of a series of scrapbook pages containing photographs related to Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud's service with the United States Navy, circa 1945-1946.
[Bodhisattva Kannon statue at Ōfuna Kannon Temple]
Photograph of the Bodhisattva Kannon statue at Ōfuna Kannon Temple, Kamakura, Japan, circa 1945-1946. Inscription on album page: "Liberty in Japan. Goddess of Mercy." Part of a series of scrapbook pages containing photographs related to Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud's service with the United States Navy, circa 1945-1946.
Daibutsu or Great Buddha at Kamakura
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…
Pagoda (Item)
Pagoda
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…
Sojiji Temple (Item)
Sojiji Temple
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…