Refugees inspecting rubble from their homes
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-299-42
PARENT COLLECTION
Theodore Akimoto Family Collection
DESCRIPTION
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5384. 1 July 48 / Aftermath of quake in Japan: / In Morita, Japan, one of the Southern / sea towns hit hardest by the quake / which struck without warning, Japanese / return to their once proud city with / little to look forward to. The quake / which struck on 28 June 1948 and was / felt over the entire island of Honshu / left over 3,000 dead and hundreds of / thousands homeless. / Photograph by U.S. Army Signal Corps."
DATE
July 1, 1948
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Photographs
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
TOPICS
FACILITY
CREATORS
- U.S. Army (photographer)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Theodore Akimoto Family Collection
RIGHTS