District of houses in Tokyo, Japan

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ddr-densho-299-52

Theodore Akimoto Family Collection

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 - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."

March 25, 1949

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Courtesy of the Theodore Akimoto Family Collection

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