Box 1

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Album contains photographs of the following: United States occupied Japan; United States servicemen and women (mostly unidentified although some have illegible notations on the back); Japanese men, women and children going about their daily life; rubble from bombed buildings; statuary and the Kamakura, Hase-Temple; grand houses, landscapes and boats; bamboo scaffolding and building reconstruction; a damaged car in Fukuoka; the U.S.A.T. St. Olaf; Kinkaku-Ji (Golden Pavilion)

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Three colorful and unused postcards of Japanese temples and scenery

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Typed document names the three best spots in Japan and offers a description; they are Matsushima, Ama-no-Hashidate and Miyajima (or Itsuku-Shima); formerly folded and tucked in front of album

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Japanese-style home interiors and furnishings; loose photographs formerly found in front of photo album

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Phillip Elkins Photograph Collection contains photos of the United States occupation and reconstruction of Japan after World War II. An unknown photographer documented many aspects of the occupation including the presence of United States servicemen and servicewomen, Japanese people going about their daily lives and the reconstruction of buildings. Also included are postcards, a typed document entitled the “Three Best Scenic Spots in Japan,” loose photographs of a home interior, a train...

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Train ticket; instructions to military personnel found on back of ticket; ticket was originally nestled between last page and back cover of photo album