Box 1
Contains 446 Collections and/or Records:
Ray Saplis leaning against limestone, 1948
Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Ray Saplis, dressed in field clothes, leaning against a pinnacle of highly fretted Tertiary limestone near the coast of Kita Daito Jima, an island some 200 miles east of Okinawa."
Children trampling sweet potato vines into the rice paddies' soil, August 10, 1947
Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The trampling of sweet potato vines into the soil of the rice paddies. Just south of Akamaru Misaki and north of the village of Bama, Okinawa. The children have carried the organic matter to the paddies before tramping it in. The uplands in the distance consist of Bed Podzolic soils from terrace sediments supported by limestone."
Partially re-built section in central Tokyo, June 4, 1947
Partially re-built section in central Tokyo from the view of the the Dai Iti Hotel. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Largely destroyed and partially re-built section in central Tokyo south of the Dai Iti Hotel, as seen from the fourth floor of that building. Near buildings seem to be mainly of frame construction and evidently serve both as homes and as shops."
Tokyo Station with scaffolding and a crowd waiting at streetcar stop, June 4, 1947
Tokyo Station with bamboo scaffolding outside the railway building, and people standing by streetcar stop waiting for its arrival. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Main railway station in Tokyo, damaged by bombings, with scaffolding of bamboo poles as repairs go forward. With some 1200 trains of all kinds (mostly small electric ones of 3 to 6 coaches) daily, this is one of the busiest stations in the world."
Crowd outside the Dai Ichi building awaiting General Douglas MacArthur, June 4, 1947
American soldiers and Japanese people waiting on outside steps see General Douglas MacArthur exit the Dai Ichi Building, headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Forces. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The usual crowd of Japanese nations and American soldiers waiting before the Dai Ichi Building to see General MacArthur go to lunch in the early afternoon. A rickshaw is passing before the building."
General Douglas MacArthur leaving the Dai Ichi building, June 4, 1947
General Douglas MacArthur leaving the Dai Ichi building, headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Forces, in Tokyo. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The crowd and the Cadillac as MacArthur leaves."
Tokyo streetcar during rush-hour, June 4, 1947
Crowded Tokyo streetcar during rush-hour with people hanging off the back doors. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Tokyo streetcar passing before Dai Ichi Building with rush-hour load of people crammed into it and hanging on outside."
The Dai Ichi building, June 4, 1947
The Dai Ichi Building, headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Forces. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The Dai Ichi Building as seen from across the corner of the moat, partly framed by weeping willows. The moat surrounds the grounds of the Imperial Palace."
Street intersection in downtown Tokyo, June 4, 1947
Busy street intersection in downtown Tokyo. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "One of the principal street intersections in downtown Tokyo, at the southeast corner of the moat. Two Japanese women in kimonos and obis (sashes), an American soldier, and a Japanese man in old army clothing are standing on the curb. Traffic is both American and Japanese. The building across the street to the left is the Air Transport Command terminal in the city."