Mary Koehler slides
Collection
0012-GWP
Mary Koehler served in the Allied Occupation of Japan as secretary to the Chief of the Forestry Division, Natural Resources Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, 1945 - 1949. Soon after her arrival, she purchased a Canon camera at the Post Exchange (PX) and took many photographs documenting her experiences in Japan and the life of the Japanese around her. The collection includes photographs of a trip to Nikko, the Emperor and Empress on Arbor Day 1948, duck-netting on the Imperial Grounds, ama divers, and a visit to meet Kōkichi Mikimoto, founder of the eponymous luxury pearl company.
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1.50 Linear Feet (1 record storage box)
The Mary Koehler Slides were donated to the University of Maryland Libraries on April 22, 2015 by Donald Larkin. He donated the slides at the behest of his mother, Hilma Larkin (deceased). Hilma Larkin had been a friend of Mary Koehler. Prior to her death, Mary Koehler gave the slides to Hilma Larkin for safekeeping.
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