Theodore Akimoto Family Collection ddr-densho-299
253 items
253 items
![Ted Akimoto standing with another man (ddr-densho-299-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f4/4f/f44f966c6b1d4f8bf2d6e24cabf8b2a9.jpg)
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Ted Akimoto standing with another man (ddr-densho-299-1)
From left to right: Ted Akimoto, unknown.
![United States and Japanese soldiers looking at confiscated equipment (ddr-densho-299-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/94/45/9445461701560469eb9d8351e2ef0255.jpg)
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United States and Japanese soldiers looking at confiscated equipment (ddr-densho-299-2)
Caption on reverse: "More / confiscated / and captured / equipment."
![Japanese soldiers returning after surrender (ddr-densho-299-3)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/41/ad/41adbc98d85a28c68a1cc25960efcc5f.jpg)
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Japanese soldiers returning after surrender (ddr-densho-299-3)
Caption on reverse: "Soldiers / returning after / surrender."
![A Japanese officer after surrender (ddr-densho-299-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/46/59/4659bb9a738dd17ee5c09304f3d0e239.jpg)
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A Japanese officer after surrender (ddr-densho-299-4)
Caption on reverse: "Officer in / charge of one / detachment of / returning soldiers."
![Workers gathered for speeches (ddr-densho-299-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/23/4e/234ec670c3246e4594caec6dffa6e12a.jpg)
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Workers gathered for speeches (ddr-densho-299-5)
Caption on reverse: "Workers / gathered for / May Day speeches."
![A man working on a wooden barrel (ddr-densho-299-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/43/9c/439c1e1ab7e4b4665ed5eeb1dab58861.jpg)
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A man working on a wooden barrel (ddr-densho-299-6)
Caption on reverse: "?-49-1942. 25 March 49. / ? Project: / Wooden tub maker - extensive / wood in household utensils. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."
![Crops growing in bombed out buildings (ddr-densho-299-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/22/f4/22f437502525df029194038140cafe58.jpg)
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Crops growing in bombed out buildings (ddr-densho-299-7)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2015. 30 March 49 / NRS Project: / Production of food crops among bombed / out buildings showing utilization of / every available space. / Photographer-Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."
![A farmer hoeing a field to plant rice (ddr-densho-299-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/8c/1c/8c1c9baa2f6f3ca9ab7ddc4b3e211437.jpg)
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A farmer hoeing a field to plant rice (ddr-densho-299-8)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-47-77281. 14 July 47 / Rice planted in Japan: / A rice paddy near Mount Fuji, Japan, / is prepared for planting by hoeing / unplowed portions of the field by / hand. This field, flooded to a / depth of eight inches, will do its / part in alleviated Japan's serious / …
![Farmers planting rice (ddr-densho-299-9)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/7a/b1/7ab13c8f72d9833c46b49ab9694c6324.jpg)
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Farmers planting rice (ddr-densho-299-9)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-47-77282. 14 July 47 / Rice planting in Japan: / Japanese farmers force shoots / of rice into sodden earth of / a paddy located near Mount Fuji, / Japan. This extra-large rice / paddy is part of a ceaseless / battle against starvation in Japan. / Photographer - Kaye / Photograph by …
![Farmers weeding potato fields (ddr-densho-299-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1a/75/1a756a939ccb6c012fdcc8bf8d8f2423.jpg)
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Farmers weeding potato fields (ddr-densho-299-10)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-6063. 17 July 48 / Crop collection report: / In Japan, as is shown in this picture / taken in the Urawa area, Saitama / Prefecture, farmers weed their / potatoes by hand. / Photographer - Calmus / Photograph by U.S. Army Signal Corps."
![Fishing boats hauling in the day's catch (ddr-densho-299-11)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/8a/48/8a489bee1c43560aa9095a21cf72efa1.jpg)
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Fishing boats hauling in the day's catch (ddr-densho-299-11)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1021. 8 Feb 49 / NRS Project: / Japanese fishermen haul in nets / off the coast of Odawara, Japan, / as the small boats are drawn to the / master ship, which is powered by / a deisel [sic] engine. When all boats / are together, the nets are emptied / and …
![Farming in bombed out areas (ddr-densho-299-12)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/17/9f/179fca6077caf0a64a085cb7a895d6c8.jpg)
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Farming in bombed out areas (ddr-densho-299-12)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1871. 18 March 49 / NRS Project: / Utilization of every available plot / of ground - use of the soil between / the foundations of bombed out areas / for growing foodstuffs. Tokyo. / Photographer - Dunn / Photograph by U.S. Army."
![Lumber stacked (ddr-densho-299-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1f/68/1f68b153ebcc5f83246368f2f8531e9e.jpg)
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Lumber stacked (ddr-densho-299-13)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1953. 25 March 49 / NRS Project: / Lumber yard showing precut lengths / of pine, oak, sugi, and stacked uncut / lengths of bamboo and sugi. / Photographer - Orzio / Photograph by U.S. Army."
![A boy sitting in the rubble of his house after an earthquake (ddr-densho-299-14)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b7/4b/b74bb693c7d9f9eb5802ee907ad85e3f.jpg)
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A boy sitting in the rubble of his house after an earthquake (ddr-densho-299-14)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5497. 29 June 48 / Quake rocks southern coast of Japan: / playing with dirt on the spot where his house / once stood this Japanese child, too / young to realize what has happen [sic], is / undisturbed by the horrow which sur- / rounds him. The quake which struck / on …
![A farmer in his rice paddy (ddr-densho-299-15)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/7c/57/7c57e0e8d0e83f4c74c2a3c04a9ff113.jpg)
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A farmer in his rice paddy (ddr-densho-299-15)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-47-77287. 14 July 47 / Japanese rice farming: / A Japanese farmer works in his / large rice paddy located near / Mount Fuji, Japan. Rice is first / planted in special beds of well / fertilized soil, and when it / reaches a certain size it is pulled / up and taken …
![A field of rice shocks (ddr-densho-299-16)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a8/48/a848ea5a0c3844e1fdaa1df6ad5be5e3.jpg)
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A field of rice shocks (ddr-densho-299-16)
Caption on reverse: "WPA-46-69185. 25 Nov 46 / Field of rice shocks: / This field of rice shocks around / Yoshida-mura, Yamakashi, Japan, is / a typical farm scene of Japan in / the fall. / Photographer - Wheeler."
![Japanese fisherman hauling in Tuna (ddr-densho-299-17)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2a/e1/2ae14b3d2319954573b9e6e3a201677d.jpg)
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Japanese fisherman hauling in Tuna (ddr-densho-299-17)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1018. 8 Feb 49 / NRS Project: / Japanese fishermen lay nets off the coast / of Odawara, Japan, for the day's tuna catch. / Photographer - Orzio / Photograph by U.S. Army."
![A woman shopping at a neighborhood ration store (ddr-densho-299-18)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9f/65/9f65a3433c1265f3a5ef80e2b3ea3818.jpg)
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A woman shopping at a neighborhood ration store (ddr-densho-299-18)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-3065. 23 April 1948 / Living standards in Japan: / This photograph of a Japanese woman / shopper is to be used in a S & S / feather story on the living standards throughout Japan. Mrs. K. Haru shops / for food in her neighborhood ration / store in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. …
![A house and stone garden (ddr-densho-299-19)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f3/69/f369cf4c99ff05fb467055f603bd97b1.jpg)
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A house and stone garden (ddr-densho-299-19)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1438. 1 March 49 / NRS Project: / Frame dwelling and a collection of / stones used for gardens in Tokyo, Japan. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."
![A new public bath (ddr-densho-299-20)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9f/81/9f812746f4d15275736ddaaeafa5d371.jpg)
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A new public bath (ddr-densho-299-20)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1954. 25 March 49 / NRS Project: / Large public building constructed / entirely of wood except tile bathing / area - newly constructed public bath / in Tokyo metropolitan area. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."
![Dyed and washed fabric drying (ddr-densho-299-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5f/3a/5f3a6bb924d29ebfc38b6cb9f2c874dd.jpg)
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Dyed and washed fabric drying (ddr-densho-299-21)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1861. 18 March 49 / NRS Project: / Extensive use of wood - Japanese drying rack used for drying dyed / and washed materials. Standard length / of Japanese kimono material drying / is 6 yards and approximately 1 foot / wide. Tokyo. / Photographer - Dunn / Photograph by U.S. Army."
![A basket shop owner and his family (ddr-densho-299-22)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/cf/83/cf8395560e1e8c75f269a5e5737329c0.jpg)
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A basket shop owner and his family (ddr-densho-299-22)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-3062. 23 April 1948 / Living standards in Japan: / This photograph of a Japanese family / is to be used in a S & S feature story / on the difference in living standards / throughout Japan. Mr. T. Kakizawa / (extreme right), directs an employee / in his lacquer basket shop …
![A woman cultivating crops in a bombed out area (ddr-densho-299-23)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/11/47/1147dde07cf415a07a44c5cbbf7a4ad2.jpg)
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A woman cultivating crops in a bombed out area (ddr-densho-299-23)
Caption in reverse: "FEC-49-1946. 25 March 49 / NRS Project: / Utilization of every available space / for production of food crops, even / among the rubble of bombed ruins / and foundations. Woman with baby / on her back cultivating winter wheat / Tokyo metropolitan area. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."
![Crops growing in a flood plane (ddr-densho-299-24)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/69/58/695868a435620b98c4ea142d0661cd16.jpg)
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Crops growing in a flood plane (ddr-densho-299-24)
Caption in reverse: "FEC-49-1868. 18 March 49 / NRS Project: / Use of land on flood plane of the / Tamagawa River, Tokyo for growing / wheat and vegetables. Quite common / now in urban districts. / Photographer - Dunn / Photograph by U.S. Army."
![A mother reading to her children (ddr-densho-299-25)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e7/a8/e7a81eb863d7979def00bb5252fcf608.jpg)
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A mother reading to her children (ddr-densho-299-25)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-1577. 6 March 48 / Stars & Stripes feature story on Signal Corps photographer: / A Japanese mother and her WWO children / sit around the charcoal burner in their / home located in Nakajuju, Kitaku, Tokyo, / Japan, as the mother reads to the / girls from a Japanese children's book. / …