Buildings destroyed in an earthquake

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Theodore Akimoto Family Collection

Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5472. 29 June 48 / Japanese southern coast hit by earth- / quake: / This pile of burning rubble marks the / spot of a Japanese machine factory / which was completely destroyed by an / earthquake on 28 June 1948. The city / of Fukui, Japan, and surrounding area / was the scene of the greatest damage. / Photographer - Bearss-Sarabia / Photograph by U.S. Army Signal Corps."

June 29, 1948

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Courtesy of the Theodore Akimoto Family Collection

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