The Snapshots in Time Collection

Photo Album Page: Occupation-Era Barracks, Japanese Street Scene, and 'The Fisher Girls' in Kimono, Postwar Japan

Photo Album Page: Occupation-Era Barracks, Japanese Street Scene, and 'The Fisher Girls' in Kimono, Postwar Japan

This album page captures everyday scenes from the American occupation of Japan in the years following World War II: a barracks and office building housing American personnel, a Japanese street scene showing a mother carrying her baby in the traditional manner, and portraits of American children -- the 'Fisher girls' -- dressed in kimono. The handwritten note linking the Fisher family to Hollywood stars Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine offers a glimpse into the personal networks connecting occupation-era American families abroad. Project: 218545