Dai Tōa Sensō hōdō Shashinroku [Photographic News Record of the Great East Asia War Album], 1942

Summary

Creator:

Yomiuri Shinbunsha

Abstract:

The Dai Tōa Sensō hōdō Shashinroku [Photographic News Record of the Great East Asia War Album] contains 40 mounted photographs depicting events from the Pacific theater during World War II up to circa 1942. With Japanese letterpress titles and descriptions. Includes images of Pearl Harbor, the advance on the Malayan peninsula, the fall of Singapore, the Philippines, the island of Corregidor, and portraits of Japanese military commanders.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

Japanese

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Clayton Lewis, 2014

Background

Scope and Content:

The Dai Tōa Sensō hōdō Shashinroku [Photographic News Record of the Great East Asia War Album] (20 x 15 cm) contains 40 mounted photographs depicting events from the Pacific theater during World War II up to circa 1942. With Japanese letterpress titles and descriptions. Includes images of Pearl Harbor, the advance on the Malayan peninsula, the fall of Singapore, the Philippines, the island of Corregidor, and portraits of Japanese military commanders.

The photos are mounted on unbound cards. The album has a faded navy blue cloth cover with gold embossed printing, and is housed in a gray wrapper with green cloth spine.

Acquisition Information:

1998. 35068 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Arrangement:

This collection is a single volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Bibliography

Maggs Bros., Ltd. Catalogue 1430. A Selection of Japanese Photobooks. London: Maggs Bros. Ltd., 2009.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
World War, 1939-1945--Japan.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.

Formats:

Photograph albums--1940-1950.