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Gothic-style building, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Photo of the exterior of a European Gothic Building. A sign above the door reads "Military Government,...
Group of US servicemen have cookout, Japan
Photograph. US servicemen cooking outside and playing with dog in forested area. Japan. 1945
Industrial buildings along a coast, Japan
Photograph. Rooftops of industrial buildings along a coastline; large ships are anchored in the harbor. Japan. No date
Industrial buildings near a waterfront, Yokosuka
Photograph. Rooftops of industrial buildings near a waterfront. Official caption on front:“"Yokosuka, Japan."”Yokosuka...
Industrial cranes on a coastline, Japan
Photograph. Several large industrial cranes stationed on a coastline. Japan. No date
Japanese harbor filled with American ships
Photograph. Rooftops of buildings surrounding a harbor filled with United States Navy ships. Japan. No date
Japanese women in a city, Japan, 1945
Photograph. Japanese women smile and greet each other on street as US sailors walk past. Japan. 1945
Japanese women on city street, Japan
Photograph. Japanese women walk down a city street amongst US sailors. Japan. 1945
Junk in open water off the coast of China
Photograph. Junk sailboat in open water. China. No date
Large building on city corner, PTO
Photograph. View of a large multi-story building on a city street corner. Jeeps drive down the road and civilians walk...
Local Japanese and US soldiers walk along street, Japan
Photograph. Japanese men and women, and US sailors walk along Japanese street. Japan. 1945
Luftwaffe privates and Black French civilians in front of chocolate shop, Germany, 1942
Photograph. Luftwaffe privates and Black (of African descent) French civilians in front of chocolate shop. Translation...
Marquee for American Red Cross Banker's Club at the Ginko Kyokai building in Tokyo, Japan after 1945
Marquee for American Red Cross Banker's Club at the Ginko Kyokai building in Tokyo, Japan after 1945.
Nicholas Patano stands outside of arched entryway of house, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Nicholas Patano in uniform stands outside of arched entryway of house. Personal caption on photo reverse: "...
Nisei soldiers in Japan under sign for Wakayamashi Railroad Station in 1945
Nisei (American of Japanese ancestry) soldiers under sign sign for Wakayamashi Railroad Station. The soldier on the...
Osaka Castle, Japan
Photograph. Pond and small shrine in front of the Osaka Castle. Official caption on front:“"The Osaka Castle, one of...
Portrait of a Japanese woman, Japan
Photograph, portrait. Hand colored headshot of a Japanese woman with a Western haircut and clothing. Personal caption...
Portrait of Japanese woman, Japan
Photograph, portrait. Japanese woman wearing a kimono. Japan. No date
Sailor giving the Nazi salute, Germany, 1946
Photograph. United States Navy sailor Ferrero wearing a Nazi cap and mockingly giving a Nazi salute in front of a...
Sailor on the quarterdeck of patrol boat, Germany, 1945
Photograph. United States sailor posing with a flag of the United States on the quarterdeck of a patrol boat on the...
Sailors in a patrol boat on the Weser River, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Four United States sailors on a patrol boat on the Weser River; other boat as well as docks are in the...
Sailors on the quarterdeck of patrol boat, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Two United States sailors on the quarterdeck of patrol boat on the Weser River; a dock is in the background...
Sailors on the quarterdeck of patrol boat, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Two United States sailors posing with a flag of the United States on the quarterdeck of a patrol boat on...
Sailors on the quarterdeck of patrol boat, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Two United States sailors smoking on the quarterdeck of a patrol boat on the Weser River; a military camp...
Sailors posing in front of a captured German submarine school, Germany, 1946
Photograph. Two United States sailors standing in front two large brick buildings at captured German submarine school;...
Sailors posing in front of a captured German submarine school, Germany, 1946
Photograph. Two United States sailors standing in front two large brick buildings at captured German submarine school;...
Sailors posing in front of captured German submarine school, Germany, 1945
Photograph. Seaman Second Class Lewis Finkelstein [right] and two other United States sailors posing on a hill in front...
Sailors posing with German civilians, Germany
Photograph. Three United States sailors wearing their Service Dress Blues standing next to a young, barefoot German...
Serviceman posing with a Nazi flag, Germany, 1945
Photograph. United States serviceman kneeling in front of a Nazi flag while holding up a bottle of liquor. Personal...
Shantytown, Japan, 1945
Photograph. City slums with shacks made of corrugated metal, small gardens in front. Japan. 1945
Sign regarding Geisha in Tokyo, Japan after 1945
Sign reads "All of these Geisha girls have a venereal disease of some sort. Be sure to take a pro." Probably Tokyo,...
Sika deer grazing near Itsukushima Shrine, Itsukushima
Photograph. Two Sika deer grazing along the shoreline in front of Itsukushima Shinto Shrine. Official caption on front...
Single story concrete building possibly commandeered by American troops probably in Tokyo, Japan after 1945
Single-story concrete building possibly commandeered by American troops probably in Tokyo, Japan after 1945.
Small boat cruising by a coastal city, Japan
Photograph. Small boat cruising by a coastal city; industrial buildings are along the shoreline. Japan. No date
Street scene in industrial area, Japan, 1945
Photograph. Street scene at crossroads in industrial area. Sailors in the background. Japan. 1945
Three Japanese soldiers ride horses across a city street, Japan, 1945
Photograph. Three Japanese soldiers without weapons ride horses across streetcar tracks. Japan. 1945

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