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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."
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Troops coming home from China and Manchuria (ddr-densho-299-102)
Caption: "Troops returning from service in China and Manchuria."
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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 …
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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."
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American photographer filming a speech made by an officer (ddr-densho-299-150)
Caption: "We also had to take newsreels and remember what was said or happened as there was no sound cameras. / When the film were developed in the states a narrator would use our noted and explain what was happening."
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Scenic view with mountain in the background (ddr-densho-299-210)
Caption: "Scenic view on the road to Nikko."
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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."
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Japanese woman dressed for a festival (ddr-densho-299-179)
Caption: "Festival kimono but no wig."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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View of destroyed city from a window (ddr-densho-299-127)
Caption: "Scene from living quarters of abandoned office building."
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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."
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Gateway to Shinagawa Shrine (ddr-densho-299-219)
Caption: "Torii or gateway to Shinagawa Shrine. Completed 1636 after 12 years of labor by 15,000 men"
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Tokyo ruins (ddr-densho-299-131)
Caption: "Tokyo 1946 after a series of fire bombings. Concrete buildings were left intact so finding / quarters for occupation troops wasn't difficult."