This photograph, from a WWII Okinawa collection covering the period around the Japanese surrender, captures a stark reminder of occupation-era hazards: a hand-painted warning sign cataloguing deaths and blindness caused by bootleg methanol-tainted liquor. Alongside a war memorial and a simple traffic sign, the image illustrates the improvised public-safety measures U.S. military authorities used to protect troops and local civilians in the chaotic months following the fighting on Okinawa. Project: 218464