The Snapshots in Time Collection

Elevated View of Pier and Parking Area, Yokohama Harbor, Japan, 1953

Elevated View of Pier and Parking Area, Yokohama Harbor, Japan, 1953

This elevated 1953 view over the docks at Yokohama, Japan, captures the bustling activity of a major postwar port, with rows of automobiles and buses, crowds of dockworkers and visitors, and an ocean liner passing in the harbor beyond. Yokohama served as a critical hub for American military and commercial shipping during Japan's postwar reconstruction period. Project: 218507