Japanese children stand in front of charcoal rations
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-299-51
PARENT COLLECTION
Theodore Akimoto Family Collection
DESCRIPTION
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1865. 18 March 49 / NRS Project: / Charcoal ration (Haikyu) stacked in / village near Tokyo awaiting distri- / bution. Woven straw covering tied / with straw rope, with entwined twigs / at end to hold contents. Two story / wooden construction combination store / and residence in background. Store / previously a tobacco shop. Children / in foreground a constant reminder of / Japan's number one problem - over- / population. / Photographer - Dunn / Photograph by U.S. Army."
DATE
March 18, 1949
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Photographs
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
TOPICS
FACILITY
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Theodore Akimoto Family Collection
RIGHTS
This work is free of known copyright restrictions.
