Japan - Post World War II Photograph Album, ca. 1946

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
.3 linear feet (1 oversize box)
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

Photograph album, 142 black/ white snapshots with handwritten captions, along with 10 loose b/w photos and other ephemera belonging to an American GI who apparently was in Japan after WWII, around 1946. Mostly Tokyo, also places like Kamakura. Includes images of buildings (some with war damage), temples, gardens, street scenes, and fellow soldiers.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 2003.
Physical location:
Del Sur Oversize

Access and use

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062