Repatriate after medical exam
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-397-366
PARENT COLLECTION
DESCRIPTION
The caption in the photo album reads "Altho DDT powder should be on for 2 hrs to be effective some repats shake it all off". DDT is an insecticide used in the 1940s to kill insects the spread diseases like typhus, malaria, and dengue fever. The sign in the photograph reads "Medical Inspection for Japanese". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.
DATE
c. March 1947
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Photographs
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
FACILITY
CREATORS
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of Matsui Family Collection, Densho
RIGHTS
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