Photos from Occupation-era Japan

Ohio State University Library arranged 14 online photo portfolios for the 2002 publication of J.W.Bennett’s memoir Doing Photography and Social Research in the Allied Occupation of Japan, 1948-1951. Anyway, the photos — taken from one of Japan’s most fascinating yet traumatic periods — are real gems, and anyone with even the slightest interest in contemporary Japanese history should give them a good look-over. The site also includes some really interesting journal entries.

(Hat tip [and much thanks] go to Neilbarker’s Seoul for finding those)

This entry was written by Robert Koehler, posted on April 14, 2004 at 6:32 pm, filed under East and Central Asia. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

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  1. Joel your flag
    Posted April 15, 2004 at 4:41 pm | Permalink

    Wow. Thank you. I’m going to have to blog the OSU site in several parts. It sure takes me back to my earliest childhood memories from not too long after those photos were taken.

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