Japanese family sits down to a small dinner due to limited supply

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Theodore Akimoto Family Collection

Caption: "Food was scarce. A family sits to eat their evening meal, part of which was obtained in the / black market. The meal consists of: a bowl of rice, pickled radishes, two slices of bread (courtesy SCAP), and six ounces of fish."

c.1945-1947

Japan

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Densho

Courtesy of the Theodore Akimoto Family Collection

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