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Copyright JANM
photograph
Copyright JANM
Copyright JANM

photograph

Date1942-1945
Mediumpaper
DimensionsH: 4 in, W: 4 7/8 in
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of Don S. Okubo
Object number95.85.19
Description1 photographic print: b&w; A large group (100 or more), of what looks like to be Japanese Imperial soldiers, congregated in a field near the ocean, palm trees in the background. In foreground, 2 American soldiers dressed in protective military attire while 4 or 5 Allied or American men wear khaki field shirts and pants in front of the large group. The Japanese Imperial soldiers are either standing and hunched over or sitting down.

Written on verso, "Questioning of men, trying to identify the men who took part in the execution" and on back lower corner, "#55"
Copyright JANM
1942 - 1945
Copyright JANM
Henry Sugimoto
1943

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