The Snapshots in Time Collection

Shinto Torii Gate and Shrine Grounds Amid Haze, Okinawa, 1945

Shinto Torii Gate and Shrine Grounds Amid Haze, Okinawa, 1945

A traditional torii gate marks the entrance to a Shinto shrine on Okinawa, its wooded grounds shrouded in haze that may reflect the drifting smoke of nearby combat during the 1945 campaign. Photographs like this one document the island's cultural and religious landmarks as they stood amid the upheaval of war. Project: 218478