Theodore Akimoto Family Collection ddr-densho-299

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A water wheel in an agricultural valley (ddr-densho-299-26)
img A water wheel in an agricultural valley (ddr-densho-299-26)
Caption on reverse: "WPA-46-69188. 25 Nov 46 / Agricultural Japan: / This scene of one of the many valleys / in Japan, shows the intensity of Japanese / agriculture, and the utilization of every / available source of power, as shown by / the water wheel in the middle of this / field. (Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan). …
Wooden homes in Tokyo (ddr-densho-299-27)
img Wooden homes in Tokyo (ddr-densho-299-27)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2109. 30 March 49 / NRS Project: / Two story wooden domestic dwellings / in Tokyo area. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."
Farmers threshing grains during harvest (ddr-densho-299-28)
img Farmers threshing grains during harvest (ddr-densho-299-28)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-47-77285. 14 July 47 / Japanese farmers work together / during harvest time: / Japanese women, men and children / thresh barley and other cereal / grains on a foot-powered threshing / machine at a farm located near / Mount Fuji, Japan. On farms such / as this it is often a community …
Farmers eating lunch next to rice paddies (ddr-densho-299-29)
img Farmers eating lunch next to rice paddies (ddr-densho-299-29)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-47-77286. 14 July 47 / Rice planting in Japan: / At a farm near Mount Fuji, Japan, / a group of Japanese farmers eat / lunch along side of the rice paddy / in which they have been working. Soon / they will be plodding through the / sodden earth again in their …
View of Adachi-ku (ddr-densho-299-30)
img View of Adachi-ku (ddr-densho-299-30)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1950. 25 March 49 / NRS Project: / View of village in Adachi-ku showing / extensive use of wood in construction / - domestic houses, shops, hotels and / religious structures. Close proximity / of structures a great fire hazard. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."
A building under construction (ddr-densho-299-31)
img A building under construction (ddr-densho-299-31)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1439. 1 March 49 / NRS Project: / Scaffolding around a building in Tokyo, / Japan, showing the use of wood for / repair purposes. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army. "
Crops grown in a bombed out area (ddr-densho-299-32)
img Crops grown in a bombed out area (ddr-densho-299-32)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2011. 30 March 49 / NRS construction project: / Every available plot of ground is used / for the production of food crops. A / garden being prepared in the rubble / of bombed out building. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."
A barge in a flood control canal (ddr-densho-299-33)
img A barge in a flood control canal (ddr-densho-299-33)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1869. 18 March 49 / NRS Project: / Flood control (public works) on a / drainage canal of the Ara River, not / far from the heart of Tokyo, which / is also used for navigation. River / barge used for transportation. / Photographer - Dunn / Photograph by U.S. Army."
Japanese woman with her two children (ddr-densho-299-34)
img Japanese woman with her two children (ddr-densho-299-34)
Caption on reverse: "Woman wearing / mompei with baby / on her back, / wearing getas / on her feet."
American unit earthquake aid office (ddr-densho-299-35)
img American unit earthquake aid office (ddr-densho-299-35)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5605. 30 June 48 / American units on earthquake scene. / An American unit in Fukui, arrived / on the scene of disaster within a / few hours to bring aid to the / victims. With the American flag / flying at the side of the building, / an office has already been …
General MacArthur and Maj. Gen. Mueller waiting for the arrival of Secretary Royall (ddr-densho-299-36)
img General MacArthur and Maj. Gen. Mueller waiting for the arrival of Secretary Royall (ddr-densho-299-36)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-799. 1 Feb 49 / General MacArthur awaits arrival of / Secretary Royall in Tokyo, Japan: / General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, / Supreme Commander Allied Powers, awaits / the arrival of Secretary of the Army / Kenneth C. Royall at Haneda Air Base, / Tokyo, Japan. With General MacArthur is / …
Workfloor of a factory showing the following writing on the wall:
img Workfloor of a factory showing the following writing on the wall: "Do Your Best! For the New Nippon Revival" (ddr-densho-299-37)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-47-75959. 17 June 47 / E.S.S. project: / Sign in the Hitachi Seiko Kaish- / a Ltd. machine tool plant, Chiba / Prefecture, Tokyo, Japan. This / factory is not currently slated for / reparations. / Photographer - Kondis / Photograph by U.S. Army Signal Corps."
A Japanese family returning from a funeral (ddr-densho-299-38)
img A Japanese family returning from a funeral (ddr-densho-299-38)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1862. 18 March 49 / NRS project: / Another example of the use of wood / products (paper) in the daily life / of the Japanese - a family returning / from a funeral. The boy is holding / paper decoration used at Buddhist / funeral ceremony and the woman is / carrying …
Praying over earthquake victims (ddr-densho-299-39)
img Praying over earthquake victims (ddr-densho-299-39)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5607. 30 June 48 / Charred remains excavated from / earthquake ruins: / Japanese pray over the charred / remains of Japanese earthquake victims / in Fukui, Japanese sea town hardest / hit by the earthquake of 28 June 1948, / which stuck without warning in the / late afternoon, leaving a trail …
Buildings destroyed in an earthquake (ddr-densho-299-40)
img Buildings destroyed in an earthquake (ddr-densho-299-40)
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 …
Refugees walking past rubbled remains of town (ddr-densho-299-41)
img Refugees walking past rubbled remains of town (ddr-densho-299-41)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5614. 30 June 48 / Quake rocks Fukui: / Refugees from the June 28, 1948 / earthquake which struck the city / of Fukui, Japan, and 39 other / neighboring villages, move along / the roads leading out of the / stricken area, in hopes of finding / a new home. The quake …
Refugees inspecting rubble from their homes (ddr-densho-299-42)
img Refugees inspecting rubble from their homes (ddr-densho-299-42)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5384. 1 July 48 / Aftermath of quake in Japan: / In Morita, Japan, one of the Southern / sea towns hit hardest by the quake / which struck without warning, Japanese / return to their once proud city with / little to look forward to. The quake / which struck on 28 …
Japanese nurse bandages injured infant (ddr-densho-299-43)
img Japanese nurse bandages injured infant (ddr-densho-299-43)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5608. 30 June 48 / Medical aid for earthquake: / A Japanese first aid attendent puts / the finishing touches to the bandage / which she has placed around this / Japanese infant's injured head. The / earthquake, worst Japanese post war / disaster, struck merclessly [sic] late / in the afternoon og …
Overhead view of Fukui, Japan (ddr-densho-299-44)
img Overhead view of Fukui, Japan (ddr-densho-299-44)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5331. 28 July 48 / Fukui, one month after earthquake: / One month after the disaster which / came to the southern Japanese / coastal towns, when the earthquake / of 28 June 1948, struck mercilessly / and without warning late in the / afternoon, Fukui already shows / promise of an early …
Rubble of prefecture in Fukui, Japan (ddr-densho-299-45)
img Rubble of prefecture in Fukui, Japan (ddr-densho-299-45)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5485. 29 June 48 / Quake leaves Fukui prefecture in ruins: / A signal corps cameraman records the / devastating effects of the quake which / struck on June 28th, 1948, and left / the prefecture of Fukui in ruins. / The quake which left thousands upon / thousands homeless struck without warning. …
Refugees look through the rubble of their homes in Fukui, Japan (ddr-densho-299-46)
img Refugees look through the rubble of their homes in Fukui, Japan (ddr-densho-299-46)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5499. 29 June 48 / Southern coast of Japan hit by deva- / stating quake: / In the aftermath of the quake which / rocked the city of Fukui, Japan, / and surrounding area, on June 28th / 1948, these Japanese rummage through / the ruins of their homes in an effort / …
Japanese man instructs maid on chores (ddr-densho-299-47)
img Japanese man instructs maid on chores (ddr-densho-299-47)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-3063. 23 April 1948 / Living standards in Japan: / This photograph of Japanese home life / is to be used in a S & S feature story / on the living standards throughout Japan. / Mr. Miyata, who lives with his son, a / Japanese harp maker, in Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, / Japan, …
Japanese man shaping a glass bowl (ddr-densho-299-48)
img Japanese man shaping a glass bowl (ddr-densho-299-48)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2856. 23 April 49 / Manufacturing glassware in Japan: / One of the oldest and highly skilled / employees at Hoya Glass Factory, / Tokyo, Japan, uses a pair of shears / to trim off surplus glass as he care- / fully styles a bowl. / Photographer - Girard / Photograph by U.S. …
Farming fields in Tokyo (ddr-densho-299-49)
img Farming fields in Tokyo (ddr-densho-299-49)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1870. 18 March 49 / NRS Project: / Use of land on flood plain of the / Tamagawa River, Tokyo for growing / wheat and cabbage. / Photographer - Dunn / Photograph by U.S. Army"
Japanese men and women working in front of a shack (ddr-densho-299-50)
img Japanese men and women working in front of a shack (ddr-densho-299-50)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1947. 25 March 49 / NRS Project: / Home industry -- Typical home industry / carried on in front of wooden shack / in metropolitan Tokyo. Wooden chips / used as fuel. / Photographer - Orzio / Photograph by U.S. Army"

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