The Snapshots in Time Collection

Three Servicemen Posed Beneath a Steel Truss Bridge, Japan, circa 1950s

Three Servicemen Posed Beneath a Steel Truss Bridge, Japan, circa 1950s

Three uniformed servicemen pose beneath the girders of a large steel truss bridge in what is believed to be postwar Japan, circa the 1950s. The image, part of a personal photo album, reflects the informal snapshots taken by American personnel stationed in Japan during the occupation and early Cold War period, documenting both daily service life and the industrial landscape of the host country. Project: 218332