ddr-densho-299 — Theodore Akimoto Family Collection — Objects

img Japanese children stand in front of charcoal rations (ddr-densho-299-51)

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 …

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img District of houses in Tokyo, Japan (ddr-densho-299-52)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1952. 25 March 49 / NRS Project: / Extensive use of wood in construction / of domestic housing in Japan. Crowded conditions due to lack of available / space create a fire hazard which is / eventually a drain on the forests of / the country. Shinjuku, Yotsuya-Ku Tokyo metropolitan area. / Photographer …

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img Construction of the interior of a house in Tokyo (ddr-densho-299-53)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1443. 1 March 49 / NRS Project: / Interior of frame work and wood / strips used in a plaster house in / Tokyo, Japan. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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img Dormitory at Waseda University (ddr-densho-299-54)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1940. 25 March 49 / NRS Project: / Wooden dormitory near Waseda Uni- / versity showing extensive use of / wooden construction in semi-public / buildings. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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img Refugees look at their flooded homes (ddr-densho-299-55)

Caption on reverse: "Flood"

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img Truck loaded with charcoal (ddr-densho-299-56)

Caption on reverse: "Charcoal / Caverim [sic] / taking / place."

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img Shinto priests walk through temple entrance (ddr-densho-299-57)

Caption on reverse: "Shinto / priests / at / entrance / to temple."

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img Japanese woman with a heavy backpack (ddr-densho-299-58)

Caption on reverse: "Woman / carrying / heavy / load."

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img Billy Rose and Eleanor Holm arrive at Haneda Air Base (ddr-densho-299-59)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1140. 13 Feb 49 / The Billy Rose's arrive in Tokyo, Japan: / Mr. and Mrs. Billy Rose (New York, NY) / theatrical producer, are greeted by / occupation personnel as they step from / a plane at Haneda Air Base, Tokyo, / Japan, shortly after their arrival from / the states. Mrs. …

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img Fields in the Arakawa River flood plain (ddr-densho-299-60)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1949. 25 March 49 / NRS Project: / Use of flood plain of the Arakawa River / for winter crops -- Tokyo. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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img Snow in Hokkaido, Japan (ddr-densho-299-61)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-741. 5 Feb 49 / Snow scene in Hokkaido, Japan: / A view of Japan's skiing utopia in / Hokkaido, Japan. / Photographer - Uchida / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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img Japanese farm in the mountains (ddr-densho-299-62)

Caption on reverse: "WPA-46-69189. 25 Nov 46 / Japanese Farm: / This Japanese farm in the mountain range / of Yamanashi Prefecture is a good example / of the clean, well kept, and fully culti- / vated fields of the Japanese farm. / Photographer - Wheeler / Photograph by U.S. Army"

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img Japanese farmers threshing rice (ddr-densho-299-63)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-47-77289. 14 July 47 / Japanese farmers work hard: / Japanese farmers, working on a / farm located near Mount Fuji, / Japan, thresh rice by means of a / foot driven machine. This is / extremely fatiguing work, and / the operation must be executed / with great care as grain left …

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img Japanese fruit store in Tokyo (ddr-densho-299-64)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2012. 30 March 49 / NRS Construction Project: / Typical fruit shop in metropolitan / Tokyo area showing the sale of many / varieties of mikon (citrus) and / apples. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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img Japanese glassworker making a bowl (ddr-densho-299-65)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2855. 23 April 49 / Manufacturing of glassware in Japan: / With painstaking care a Japanese employee / at the Hoya Glass Factory, Tokyo, Japan, / fashions a glass bowl. / Photographer - Girard / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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img Japanese glassblower making a cocktail glass (ddr-densho-299-66)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2860. 23 April 49 / Manufacturing glassware in Japan: / A youthful employee at the Hoya Glass / Factory, Tokyo, Japan, uses a blowing / tube during the first stage of making / a cocktail glass. / Photographer - Girard / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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img Japanese glassworker cools down a cocktail glass with a fan (ddr-densho-299-67)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2057. 23 April 49 / Manufacturing glassware in Japan / After twisting, a Japanese worker at / the Hoya Glass Factory, Tokyo, Japan, / fans the stem of a cocktail glass to / cool it to prevent it from losing its / shape. / Photographer - Girard / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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doc Baptismal Font Memorial Service program (ddr-densho-299-68)

Program for a Memorial Baptismal Font at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. From the cover: "Service of Dedication for the Memorial Baptismal Font in remembrance of John Akimoto, Victor Akimoto, / John Kato, George Shikata, / and / THE BRONZE PLAQUE / in honor of the / Veterans of World War II."

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doc Letter from Ted Akimoto to Jane Akimoto (ddr-densho-299-69)

Letter regarding the death of John "Johnny" Akimoto.

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doc News article on Nisei troops (ddr-densho-299-71)

Article title: "Yanks of Jap Descent Are Fighting In The Vosges."

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doc News article on the rescue of the "Lost Battalion" (ddr-densho-299-72)

Article: "Survivors Of the 'Lost Battalion.' A Kraut, wounded in an attempt to wipe out the 1st Battalion of the 36th Division's 141st Regiment, is carried away by Yank medics. Some of the 'Lost Battalion' survivors below are shown being transported to the rear. The doughfeet held off the Nazis for five days in the Vosges …

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