The Snapshots in Time Collection

Institutional Building with Observation Tower and Weather Instrument Shelters, Occupied Japan, Winter, circa 1945-1955

Institutional Building with Observation Tower and Weather Instrument Shelters, Occupied Japan, Winter, circa 1945-1955

A U.S. military or occupation-administered facility in Japan, likely serving a weather observation and communications role, photographed in winter during the postwar occupation period (circa 1945-1955). The lattice tower and rooftop antenna array suggest radio or radar use, while the small louvered boxes in the yard are standard meteorological instrument shelters. Project: 218332