Narratives of World War II in the Pacific

Items

• Ready For Families
  A newspaper clipping indicating Crystal City Camp is ready for families to be housed including Japanese, German, and "other nationalities."
• Mitsubishi factory 1930's
  Mitsubishi factory in Japan in the 1930's.
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• Destruction of Hiroshima 5 months after the atomic bomb
  Destruction after the atomic bomb 5 months after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
• Hibakusha - Survivors of the Atomic Bomb, Hiroshima
  6 pencil and ink drawings of elderly Japanese people
• Judges of the Tokyo war crimes trials
  Caption: "Judges representing the many allied powers listen to the attorneys for the prosecution / and defense."
• Firebombing in Tokyo
  Arial photograph of Allied Firebombing on Tokyo
• Death Railway
  A map showing the entire Burma-Siam railway with an emphasis on the scope of it and the route that was required for the supplies to get delivered.
• Maria Sally Salazar
  This is a photo of Maria Sally Salazar. Salazar was stationed in Manila, during the second world war, with the Women's Army Corps.
• Cross-section of military tunnels in Masushiro, Japan
  This photo was taken while visiting friends near Nagano, Japan
• “The Ideograph for America”
  “The Ideograph for America” from the Osaka Puck in 1942, as printed in War Without Mercy: Race and Power in The Pacific War, by John W. Dower (Pantheon Books: New York 1986) item 24, 196.
• Japanese Empire
  A map showing how Japan took control of the surrounding East Asian countries and when they took control,
• Mexican American women working at Friedrich Refrigeration
• " A Marine of the 1st Marine Division draws a bead on a Japanese sniper with his tommy-gun as his companion ducks for cover. The division is working to take Wana Ridge before the town of Shuri."
  A Marine returns fire at a Japanese soldier, while another Marine takes cover during the taking of Wana Ridge.
• Two Japanese soldiers pose for a photo boasting a record for killing contest.
  {A scan of a newspaper boasting the records set by two Japanese soldiers engaging in a killing contest of civilians}
• Regulation for the use of Comfort Stations
  Photo of a document that details the times, days, and prices each platoon can visit the comfort stations.
• U.S. vessels land on the shore southwest of the island of Okinawa in April 1945.
  Some of the more than 1,500 ships and vessels of all types unloading supplies. These vessels stretch out to the horizon.
• Americans all, lets fights for victory: Americanos todos, luchamos por la victoria
  Illustration of two hands holding hats. One holds a Mexican "sombrero" and the other holds an "Uncle Sam"-style top hat.
• Mukden Incident Railway Sabotage
  Japanese experts examine the section of the railroad where an alleged Chinese placed bomb damaged the rail line on September 18th, 1931.
• Sinking of USS Arizona
  Naval photograph documenting the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which initiated US participation in World War II. Navy's caption: The battleship USS ARIZONA sinking after being hit by Japanese air attack on Dec. 7,1941., 12/07/1941
• Civilians returning from hiding in the hills following the invasion of Okinawa
  This image shows a group of civilians returning from the hills of Okinawa, where they hid during the invasion of American forces.
• The Allied Reoccupation of the Andaman Islands, 1945
  Chinese and Malayan girls forcibly taken from Penang by the Japanese to work as 'comfort girls' for the troops.
• Japanese Americans being repatriated to Japan
  Original WRA caption: "Japanese repatriates embarking for Japan." Although the WRA caption specifically refers to repatriates, many Japanese Americans who left were citizens of the United States and therefore, expatriates.
• At the White House, President Truman announces Japan's surrender
  This image shows President Truman addressing a room full of people announcing Japan's surrender.
• Materials are precious! -- let's make every piece count!
  American anti-Japanese WW2 Propaganda