This album page, captioned 'Scenes of Niigata, Japan, November 1945,' documents the earliest weeks of the Allied occupation through a series of personal snapshots. The images capture everyday street life in the coastal city of Niigata alongside candid photographs of American servicemen interacting with local residents, including children. Compiled just months after Japan's surrender, this page offers an intimate, ground-level view of a nation and its occupiers beginning an unprecedented transition. Project: 218545