US Marine standing next to a Japanese police officer, Japan, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marine military police standing next to a Japanese police officer; a Japanese child is standing nearby. Official caption on front: "Striking size comparison between Marine and Jap civilian police. Marine Corps Photo 25-9." Japan. 1945

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1945-02-
1945-11-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Nihon
Latitude: 
36.000
Longitude: 
138.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Japan
Military police--American--Japan
Police--Japanese--Japan
Police--Japanese--Japan
Uniforms--Japan
Military police--American--Japan