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1940s

“View of Gora Spa”, Miyanoshita, Hakone, c. 1955.
Propaganda postcard reproduction of a 35th Army Day poster, March 10, 1940.
The Surrender of Singapore, 1942.
Nakahara Jun’ichi fashion illustrations, c. 1945-1948.
Patriotic Youth Brigade Farmers propaganda postcard, Manchukuo, c. 1940.
“Assembling a comfort bag” propaganda and advertising postcard, c.1940.
The Battle of Wong Nai Chung Gap (Hong Kong) propaganda postcard, 1942.
“Girls manufacturing parachutes”, propaganda postcard, c. 1945.
“Do not forget”, Imperial Rescript for the Declaration of War, propaganda postcard, c. 1942.
Monpe (plain trouser) fashion, c. 1940.
“Aleutian Operations” propaganda postcard, c. 1942.
Aircraft carrier USS “Saratoga” torpedoed, propaganda postcard, 1942.
Mampei Hotel, Karuizawa, c. 1940.
Mt. Yarigatake, Japan Alps, Nagano Prefecture, c. 1940.
Menoyu Ryokan, Asama hot springs, Matsumoto, c. 1930.
The Second Kyoto Railroad Terminal, c. 1940.
Kawanishi flying boat New Year’s postcard, c. 1940.
JOAK (NHK) Radio Building, Tokyo, c. 1948.
Great East Asia Conference, 1943.
“Stepping on virgin snow”, Shiga Kogen, Nagano, c. 1940.
Fuji New Grand Hotel, Lake Yamanaka, c. 1940.
Indian Ocean raid (“Operation C”), Imperial Japanese Navy, 1942.
Imperial marine paratroopers at the Battle of Manado (Menado), c. 1940.

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