The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 2
A soldier's personal album traces American military life in occupied Japan through the 1950s, from F-84 Thunderjets in formation and P-47s lined up on an airfield ramp to snow-covered base roads, officers' club dinners, and railway platforms shared with Japanese civilians. Stateside scenes near Whitefish, Montana, round out a record of service spanning two continents.
U.S. Servicemen Assembled with Duffel Bags at Former Japanese Barracks, Occupation-era Japan
Midships View of Rigging and Deck Structures Aboard a WWII-Era Transport Ship, Postwar Pacific Crossing
Troops and Crew Gathered on the Well Deck of a Transport Vessel, Pacific Crossing, Late 1940s–1950s
American Servicemen Relaxing on Deck of Troop Transport, Postwar Pacific Crossing
View of the Merchant Ship SEA STAR's Funnel and Superstructure
Troops Disembarking a Transport Ship, Occupied Japan Era
Servicemen at the Rail Watching the Sea, Transit Voyage to Japan (Postwar Era Album)
Transport Ship Docked at Japanese Port, Postwar Occupation Era Album
U.S. Military Truck and Work Detail Landscaping Grounds of Occupied Japanese Building, Post-WWII Japan
U.S. Army Officers and Guest at Holiday Meal, Officers' Club, Occupied Japan, Late 1940s/Early 1950s
Large Multi-Story Office Building with Elevated Rail Viaduct, Postwar Japan, 1950s
Barracks and Memorial Field Gun, U.S. Military Post, Japan
American Serviceman in Pajamas, Barracks Quarters, Japan, Early 1950s Photo Album
Base Perimeter Scene with Watchtower and Guard Shack, Postwar Japan, Late 1940s-1950s
Large Smoke Plume Rising Over Rural Landscape, Postwar Japan Photo Album (1950s)
Serviceman Writing a Letter at a Desk, Barracks Quarters — Postwar Japan Era
Row of P-47 Thunderbolt Fighters on Airfield Ramp, Postwar Japan
Formation of USAF Republic F-84 Thunderjet Fighter-Bombers in Flight, Japan/Korea Theater, 1950s
US Air Force Officers Beside Bomber Aircraft Nose, Japan/Korea Airbase, Postwar Era
Snow-Covered Road and Base Buildings, Postwar Japan Photo Album, 1950s
Snow-Covered Barracks Building, U.S. Occupation-Era Installation, Japan, 1950s
Republic F-84 Thunderjet 'PS-545-A' on Snow-Covered Airfield Ramp, Japan, Early 1950s
Snow-Covered Military Housing Compound, Japan, 1950s
Concrete Arch Culvert with Stored Drums, Japan, 1950s
Military Personnel Assembly with Truck Convoy and Press Interview, Field Exercise
U.S. Military Administrative Building or Hospital, Occupied Japan, Late 1940s–1950s
Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star, Tail Code PN-392, Serial 48-5392, Japan, Early 1950s
USAF Jet Aircraft on Flight Line with Spectators, Japan, 1950s
Great Northern Railway Depot, Whitefish, Montana
American Servicemen and Japanese Civilians at Railway Platform, Occupied Japan, 1950s
Servicemen at Train Platform, Whitefish, Montana
Passenger Train Crossing Mountain Trestle Near Whitefish, Montana