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![Five Japanese American men (ddr-densho-259-481)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/50/39/50391a084ba847d5452f058d0ac0f676.jpg)
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Five Japanese American men (ddr-densho-259-481)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Masuo Yasui] in a group portrait with 4 other Nihonjin men."
![Young People's Christian Conference (ddr-densho-259-296)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5b/ee/5beedd4dd3185c5579899a0550d12848.jpg)
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Young People's Christian Conference (ddr-densho-259-296)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Posed group photo of another YPCC [Young People's Christian Conference], this time at the Centenary-Wilbur Church which was on the eastside of Portland." Caption on front of photograph: "Fourth Oregon Sectional Y.P.C.C. Centenary - Wilbur Church, Portland, Oregon, March 28-29, 1936."
![Portrait of Japanese couple (ddr-densho-259-526)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/82/df/82dfb72a7060c03e459674b2466ee30c.jpg)
![Japanese man fueling up a truck (ddr-densho-299-117)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/63/f7/63f7937c47b9392f968cd1bd3891e149.jpg)
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Japanese man fueling up a truck (ddr-densho-299-117)
Caption: "After a few minutes they would crank away and store enough gas to drive for a while."
![Troops coming home from China and Manchuria (ddr-densho-299-102)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/13/e0/13e0277cbb78d0b04849930912746f9d.jpg)
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Troops coming home from China and Manchuria (ddr-densho-299-102)
Caption: "Troops returning from service in China and Manchuria."
![Young Japanese women showing the different styles of clothing worn (ddr-densho-299-180)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/0f/07/0f07507d2aa4632abba35aee686e2387.jpg)
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Young Japanese women showing the different styles of clothing worn (ddr-densho-299-180)
Caption: "By the end of the war, almost all working women wore the mompei shown at the right. / Then on festival days, women began appearing in the traditional kimono without the wig. / Then as dependents began arriving, more and more women began appearing in western / style clothing as the PX began to carry …
![Rubble left from fire bomb attacks (ddr-densho-299-123)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/81/4e/814e9bac6c9d984501af8919ff778f44.jpg)
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Rubble left from fire bomb attacks (ddr-densho-299-123)
Caption: "The effectiveness of our fire bombs is evident everywhere, especially in the / industrial areas where a forest of smokestacks and concrete walls are all that stand."
![Scenic view with mountain in the background (ddr-densho-299-210)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5e/fe/5efe13adbd22ad9db050648701fb5ca5.jpg)
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Scenic view with mountain in the background (ddr-densho-299-210)
Caption: "Scenic view on the road to Nikko."
![Rickshaws and buses on the streets of Tokyo (ddr-densho-299-124)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ea/75/ea75f1ddd267181af82cbc6d576a5b6d.jpg)
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Rickshaws and buses on the streets of Tokyo (ddr-densho-299-124)
Caption: "1946. The only transportation for the public, charcoal fueled buses and rickshas [sic]. Only other / vehicles on the streets of Tokyo, jeeps and other armed forces vehicles."
![Japanese roadway (ddr-densho-299-136)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d1/f0/d1f0c2b7b337ad4d62a960db8bb22669.jpg)
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Japanese roadway (ddr-densho-299-136)
Picture of a road that runs parallel to a river with some traffic on it.
![Forrested road to Nikko (ddr-densho-299-217)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/69/46/6946b12d0baf0fc96903ee6461231bf3.jpg)
![Koreans welcoming American troops (ddr-densho-299-108)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/77/6d/776d5522b8924abb86fd7e2bf601caff.jpg)
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Koreans welcoming American troops (ddr-densho-299-108)
Caption: "In Korea, the populace await the arrival of American troops at the end of the war."
![Firefighter demonstration in Tokyo with new equipment (ddr-densho-299-168)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/10/ee/10ee4bec95624a223a0a66c6657c9991.jpg)
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Firefighter demonstration in Tokyo with new equipment (ddr-densho-299-168)
Caption: "Thrilled with gifts of modern firefighting equipment, firefighters give a demonstration to / the populace of downtown Tokyo."
![Farmers learning about the land reform laws (ddr-densho-299-194)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/aa/a8/aaa85371645dc031e683802760aa8704.jpg)
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Farmers learning about the land reform laws (ddr-densho-299-194)
Caption: "Farmers at a meeting where they learn about the land reform laws which were enacted for / their benefit."
![Eruption of Mount Aso (ddr-densho-299-174)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f8/ec/f8ec227496730d1e509f608602688b30.jpg)
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Eruption of Mount Aso (ddr-densho-299-174)
Caption: "Mount Aso erupts and we get to use General MacArthur's plane to photograph it."
![Japanese political demonstrations (ddr-densho-299-137)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f3/57/f35721ca8e058ec7717df7c954c5e172.jpg)
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Japanese political demonstrations (ddr-densho-299-137)
Caption: "On May 1st demonstrations re permitted as a sign that democracy is at work."
![Monk calling others to prayer (ddr-densho-299-223)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/32/3a/323a0431fd678e59eb0361bd126f8784.jpg)
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Monk calling others to prayer (ddr-densho-299-223)
Caption: "Centuries of calling monks to prayer have worn a groove in the fish."
![Japanese farmer with his ox working in the fields (ddr-densho-299-177)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/aa/0e/aa0ea7aba4b0928db9bc28c1673a4a8e.jpg)
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Japanese farmer with his ox working in the fields (ddr-densho-299-177)
Caption: "Oxen are ideal for work in the muddy fields."
![Japanese woman dressed for a festival (ddr-densho-299-179)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/95/9f/959f7affa234f64b77f5765674d97555.jpg)
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Japanese woman dressed for a festival (ddr-densho-299-179)
Caption: "Festival kimono but no wig."
![Judges of the Tokyo war crimes trials (ddr-densho-299-162)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/8e/0d/8e0d7cc837131fea18ec3256a0984da4.jpg)
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Judges of the Tokyo war crimes trials (ddr-densho-299-162)
Caption: "Judges representing the many allied powers listen to the attorneys for the prosecution / and defense."
![Showing of Tannhauser to promote culture and the arts (ddr-densho-299-203)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/4b/b9/4bb9734fedfc43abfe07cc3e5ece1cf0.jpg)
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Showing of Tannhauser to promote culture and the arts (ddr-densho-299-203)
Caption: "Somehow, sung in Japanese 'a lot seemed to be lost in translation' as a friend said. They also / presented Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticanaand Carmen."
![The remains of Hiroshima (ddr-densho-299-130)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d8/44/d8447008703e756e9ce71b47f74162b8.jpg)
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The remains of Hiroshima (ddr-densho-299-130)
Caption: "Hiroshima. One bomb. Unbelievable destruction. You could go into a building and by looking at the scorch marks on the walls, could tell exactly where the bomb went off."
![View of destroyed city from a window (ddr-densho-299-127)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ca/12/ca1204a5cc548c91a58eb492ddf4f947.jpg)
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View of destroyed city from a window (ddr-densho-299-127)
Caption: "Scene from living quarters of abandoned office building."
![Female police officers at work in Japan (ddr-densho-299-195)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f8/f6/f8f68fa5c3908a293ef09e8e49cac7ac.jpg)
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Female police officers at work in Japan (ddr-densho-299-195)
Caption: "Women take their place even in the police force to further impress upon the people the democratic way of life."