The Snapshots in Time Collection

Japanese-English Phrasebook Page 26, WWII-Era Pocket Conversation Guide (Moon Sammiet Collection)

Japanese-English Phrasebook Page 26, WWII-Era Pocket Conversation Guide (Moon Sammiet Collection)

A page from a Japanese-English pocket phrasebook, part of the Moon Sammiet WWII collection. Small conversational guides like this were carried by Japanese speakers learning basic English, and copies were often kept by American servicemen in the Pacific as wartime souvenirs or intelligence material. Project: 218347