Execution of Private Reharin. Japanese empire during World War Two.
A photograph found on the body of a dead Japanese soldier showing Private (Pte) Reharin, member of the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) Forces wearing a blindfold about to be beheaded with a sword by Yunome Kunio.... More
Sergeant Leonard Siffleet, Chief Petty Officer Watanabe Teruo
Aitape, New Guinea. 24 October 1943. A photograph found on the body of a dead Japanese soldier showing NX143314 Sergeant (Sgt) Leonard G. Siffleet of "M" Special Unit, wearing a blindfold and with his arms tied... More
Siffleet, Pattiwahl, Reharin. Japanese empire during World War Two.
Aitape, New Guinea. 24 October 1943. A photograph found on the body of a dead Japanese soldier showing, from left to right, NX143314 Sergeant (Sgt) Leonard G. Siffleet of "M" Special Unit with Private (Pte) Pat... More
F4U's and F6F's fly in formation during surrender ceremonies, Tokyo, J...
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Mount Fujiyama, Japan as seen from the USS SOUTH DAKOTA in Tokyo Bay. ...
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Task Force 58 raid on Japan. 40mm guns firing aboard USS HORNET on 16 ...
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The (Japanese) that surrendered at Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Islands. - NAR...
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This Marine, member of the "Fighting Fourth Marine Division," threaten...
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80-G-351361 Japanese Battleship Ise
Wreck of the Japanese battleship Ise, October 1945 Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public do... More
Wreck of the Japanese battleship Ise, in October 1945 (80-G-351361)
Wreck of the Japanese battleship Ise, in October 1945. Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Publi... More
USS New Mexico (BB-40) anchored in Tokyo Bay, circa in late August 194...
The U.S. Navy battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) anchored in the Tokyo Bay area, circa late August 1945, at the end of World War II. Mount Fuji is in the background.
USS Ancon (AGC-4) in Tokyo Bay 1945
The U.S. Navy amphibious force command ship USS Ancon (AGC-4) with the fleet in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945 during the formal Japanese surrender, as U.S. Navy carrier planes fly in formation overhead. She is ... More
Aerial view of the Yokosuka Naval District air station on 2 February 1...
U.S. Navy reconnaissance photograph showing Yokosuka Naval District air station on Natsu island in the vicinity of Tokyo, Japan, on 17 February 1945.
Perry-Kinenhi-Saiken
日本語: 1945年（昭和20年）、ペリー上陸記念碑再建工事の写真。
Perry-Kinenhi1945-9
日本語: 1945年（昭和20年）9月に撮影された、倒された状態のペリー上陸記念碑。
Kijūrō Shidehara Cabinet 19451009
Japanese Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara (1872–1951, in office 1945–46, fourth from the left, front row) and the members of his cabinet, including Naval Minister Mitsumasa Yonai (to the left of Koiso) and Fore... More
Kijūrō Shidehara Cabinet 19451009 2
日本語: 幣原喜重郎内閣の写真撮影＝1945年10月９日、内閣総理大臣官邸にて
Toshiko Chino 1942
日本語: 高島城址にて、千野敏子とその友人ら。1942年（昭和17年）1月撮影。千野敏子が中央で、左が臼井（旧姓・関）美代、右が矢崎（旧姓・小口）澪子。初めて刊行（公表）されたのは、千野敏子『葦折れぬ』、大月書店、1947年9月20日にて。
Genaust-Rosenthal-Gung-Ho-photo-2-23-45
Photograph of (from left) Bill Genaust and Joe Rosenthal capturing the "Gung Ho" image of the U.S. Marines present at the second flag-raising on Iwo Jima
USMC-00932
Eighteen young Marines stand atop Mt. Suribachi, Feb. 23, 1945, for a photo taken by Joe Rosenthal. The picture became known as the “Gung Ho” photo. Thurman is standing on the far left with his helmet in the a... More
Attack on carrier USS Franklin 19 March 1945
Aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) attacked during World War II, March 19, 1945. Photographed by PHC Albert Bullock from the cruiser USS Santa Fe (CL-60), which was alongside assisting with firefighting and... More
Japanese submarine Ha-230 1945
日本語: 波号第230潜水艦。佐世保港。
Japanese submarine Ha-204-203-109 1945
日本語: 左から波号第204潜水艦、波号第203潜水艦、波号第109潜水艦。呉港。
USS Halligan (DD-584) sunk off Tokashiki in 1945
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Halligan (DD-584) aground on Tokashiki island. Halligan had been assigned to a fire support unit off the southwestern part of Okinawa on 25 March 1945 and began patrolling between O... More
USS Helm (DD-388) off Iwo Jima in 1945
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Helm (DD-388) comes alongside the escort carrier USS Makin Island (CVE-93) during the Iwo Jima operation, 24 February 1945. Helm is painted in Camouflage Measure 31, Design 1D.
USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) and USS Arkansas (BB-33) bombarding Iwo Jima on...
The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) and the battleship USS Arkansas (BB-33) bombarding Iwo Jima on 17 February 1945, as seen from USS Texas (BB-35). Tuscaloosa wears Camouflage Measure 31A, Desi... More
USS Texas (BB-35) recovers a Vought OS2U Kingfisher off Iwo Jima 1945
The U.S. Navy battleship USS Texas (BB-35) recovers a Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplane in a light rain at 1700 hrs on 16 February 1945, the first day of the Iwo Jima pre-invasion bombardment. The OS2U's radiom... More
BB-43-LVT-okinawa
[BB-43 USS TENNESSEE,] Bombarding Okinawa with her 14"/50 main battery guns, as LVTs in the foreground carry troops to the invasion beaches
NH 42390 USS Tennessee (BB-43) with LVTs near Okinawa, 1945
USS Tennessee (BB-43) bombarding Okinawa with her 14"/50 main battery guns, as Landing Vehicle Tracked(LVT) in the foreground carry troops to the invasion beaches
USS Missouri (BB-63) flyover, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 (520775)
Surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945: U.S. Navy carrier planes fly in formation over the U.S. and British fleets in Tokyo Bay during surrender ceremonies. The battleship USS Missouri (BB-63), where the ceremon... More
USS San Diego (CL-53) underway with battleships off Iwo Jima in Februa...
View from the U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Biloxi (CL-80) at U.S. Navy cruisers and battleships off Iwo Jima. Biloxi provided naval gunfire support for the troops ashore from 19 to 21 February 1945, when 127 mm ... More
40mm guns firing aboard USS Hornet
40mm guns firing aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) on 16 February 1945, as the planes of Task Force 58 were raiding Tokyo. Note expended shells and ready-service ammunition at right.
USS Saratoga Kamikaze hit 21 February 1945
العربية: حاملة الطائرات يو إس إس ساراتوغا بعد تعرضها لهجوم من الكاميكازي والذي أدى أيضاً لمقتل 123 من طاقمها، 21 فبراير 1945 The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) burning after five "Kamikaze" sui... More
USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) burns off Iwo Jima, 21 February 1945
Fires range on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) off Iwo Jima, on 21 February 1945. The ship was attacked by four aircraft. All were shot down, but the last slithered ove... More
Scoreboard of USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) off Iwo Jima, 22 February 1945
"Kill" markings are added to the scoreboard of the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) off Iwo Jima, on 22 February 1945. On the previous day, the ship was attacked by four aircraft. All were sho... More
Photograph of LCI-52 Tied to the USS Nevada (BB-36) off Iwo Jima - fe...
Original Caption: "LCI 52 Tied up to USS NEVADA (BB 36) off Iwo Jima in Volvano Is. 22 Feb. 1945: OS2U plane can be seen in background aboard the battle-ship."
Destroyed Japanese plane on airfield -1, Iwo Jima
127-GW-304-111421: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Sergeant David G. Christian, beside a destroyed Japanese plane on airfield #1. Photographed by D.G. Christian, February 24, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps p... More
Destroyed Japanese plane on airfield -1, Iwo Jima
127-GW-304-111421: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Sergeant David G. Christian, beside a destroyed Japanese plane on airfield #1. Photographed by D.G. Christian, February 24, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps p... More
72nd Shinbu 1945 Kamikaze. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
日本語: 出撃直前（悪天候で翌日に延期）の第72振武隊の少年兵。10名中7名が10代の少年。前列左から、早川勉 (18歳2ヶ月)、荒木幸雄 (17歳2ヶ月)、千田孝正 (18歳6ヶ月)。後列左から、高橋要 (18歳7ヶ月)、高橋峰好 (17歳4ヶ月)。 English: Members of 72nd Shinbu Squadron. Three of the five are 17 years old and t... More
Air raid Kofu-City. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
日本語: 空襲を受けた甲府市街地（昭和20年7月）
Ajikawaguchi derail 1940. Japanese empire during World War Two.
Train derailed and caught fire at Ajikawaguchi Station, Osaka, Japan (西成線安治川口駅列車脱線火災事故)
Aomori after the 1945 air raid. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Aomori after the 1945 air raid日本語: 空襲後の青森
Aso Mining POWs. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Australian prisoners of war forced to work for the Aso mining company in Kyushu, Japan pose for a group picture in August 1945.
Azuma Yūsaku as Siegfried in Swan Lake (recent photograph)
日本語: 「白鳥の湖」のジークフリートを演じる東勇作 English: Azuma Yūsaku as Prince Siegfried in "Swan Lake"
Azuma Yūsaku as Siegfried in Swan Lake
日本語: 「白鳥の湖」のジークフリートを演じる東勇作とオデットを演じる松尾暁子 English: Azuma Yūsaku as Prince Siegfried in "Swan Lake"
Biwako Canal Keage, Kyoto, Japan 琵琶湖疏水蹴上船溜
日本語: 正面が第3トンネル、トンネル手前右側が京都御所に水を送っていた水道の建物。左奥に見えるのが日岡宮からの合流。この船溜から南禅寺の現琵琶湖疏水記念館付近までインクラインの台車を使って船が上下降していた
Biwako Canal near Jisho (Ginkaku) Temple 琵琶湖疏水分流：銀閣寺付近
日本語: 白川通から銀閣寺への道沿いの疎水分流
Biwako Canal near Wakao-ji 琵琶湖疏水分流：若王子付近
日本語: 若王子付近の琵琶湖疏水分流。北（下流）から南側（上流）を見る。
Botankou Elementary School, Manchuria 1930's-'40s
Botankou Enmei Elementary School for Japanese children, Botankou city, Manchuria (Mudanjiang city, Heilongjiang, China). 日本語: 満州国牡丹江市 牡丹江小学校（牡丹江円明小学校)
Bromide 11. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: 住江みちるのブロマイド Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bromide 12. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: 住江みちるのブロマイド Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bromide 14. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: 住江みちるのブロマイド Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bromide 17. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: ブロマイド Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bromide 19. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: ブロマイド Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bromide 7. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: 住江みちるのブロマイド Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Burning Nagoya Station 19450319
Nagoya Station burning by American firebombing in 19 March 1945. 日本語: 焼夷弾攻撃をうけ炎上の名古屋駅本屋（昭和20年3月18・19日の空襲）
Children who were participating on the Mayday for food supplies in Jap...
日本語: 食糧メーデーに参加する子供たち
Chiran high school girls wave kamikaze pilot
Chiran high school girls are waving farewell with cherry blossom branches to a taking-off kamikaze pilot. The pilot is Second Lieutenant Toshio Anazawa of Army Special Attack Unit (20th Shinbu party). The airc... More
Crown Prince Akihito and Elizabeth Gray Vining
Crown Prince Akihito and Elizabeth Gray Vining日本語: 明仁皇太子とバイニング夫人
CT-Toyama Denjigata Station 1943
日本語: 富山田地方駅（電車のうしろ）付近
Devastated Tokyo station building from platform
日本語: 戦災で破壊された東京駅丸の内駅舎をプラットホーム側から見る。プラットホームにも屋根が無い。English: Tokyo station Marunouchi building that was devastated by airraid, seen from platform side. The platform itself has no roof.
Eidan type 1000 train. Japanese empire during World War Two.
Tokyo Underground 1000 series EMU in Ueno, Tokyo Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Emperor Showa visit to Hiroshima in 1947
Emperor Showa visit to Hiroshima in 1947日本語: 昭和天皇の全国巡幸（1947年・広島）
Emperor Showa visit to Kobe in 1947 extracted
Emperor Showa's visit to Kobe in 1947日本語: 昭和天皇の全国巡幸（1947年・神戸）
Emperor Showa visit to Kobe in 1947
Emperor Showa's visit to Kobe in 1947日本語: 昭和天皇の全国巡幸（1947年・神戸）
Emperor Showa visit to Koiwai Farm in 1947
Emperor Showa's visit to Koiwai Farm in 1947日本語: 昭和天皇の全国巡幸（1947年・小岩井農場）
Emperor Showa visit to Kurume in 1949
Emperor Showa's visit to Kurume in 1949日本語: 昭和天皇の全国巡幸（1949年・久留米）
Emperor Showa visit to Ogaki in 1946
Emperor Showa's visit to Ogaki in 1946日本語: 昭和天皇の全国巡幸（1946年・大垣）
Emperor Showa visited Toyama in 1947(1)
日本語: 県庁上にて富山市を天覧する昭和天皇
Emperor-Hirohito-Visits-Yokohama-February-1946
Emperor Hirohito (Showa) conducted a nationwide tour for 2 years from 1946 to 1948. The photo shows the trip to Yokohama, Kanagawa in February 1946. The emperor was in direct contact with the people, and the p... More
First trial train through Kammon railway tunnel
日本語: 関門トンネルの最初の試運転列車English: The first trial train through Kammon railway tunnel
Fujiwara Sakuhei in 1949. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: 藤原咲平（明治17年－昭和25年）、1949年9月撮影 English: Japanese meteorologist, Fujiwara Sakuhei (1884-1950), taken in September 1949
Fuso flooding test. Warship photograph collection
Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Fusō undergoes a flooding/drainage of water test at Kure, Japan
G4M-34s. Japanese empire during World War Two.
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Gozen-kaigi 14 August 1945. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: 終戦を決定した御前会議。 English: Gozen_Kaigi which made the formal decision for Japanese surrender.
Hachi at Ueno zoo. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: 上野動物園のハチ Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hachiko Line Rail Accident in 1947
Hachiko Line rail accident in 1947日本語: 1947年の八高線列車脱線転覆事故
Hankyu 204 Scan10078. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Hankyu Railway No. 204 日本語: 阪急204（事業用車。1947年撮影）
Hankyu 37 Scan10075. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Hankyu 37 日本語: 阪急37形電車37（1946年3月15日、西宮車庫）
Hankyu 95 Scan10074. Japanese empire during World War Two.
Hankyu Railway 90 Series EMU #95 on the Kami-Tsutui Line 日本語: 廃止直前の上筒井線をゆく阪急90形電車95
Hankyu 95 Scan10077. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Hankyu 90 Series EMU No. 95 at Tsukaguchi Station 日本語: 阪急90形電車95 塚口駅にて
Hideki Tōjō and Nobusuke Kishi in 1943
日本語: 岸信介商工相と東條英機首相。昭和18年10月（1943年） English: Prime Minister Hideki Tōjō and minister Nobusuke Kishi. October, 1943.
Hiro-Hito on Musashi, Imperial Japanese Navy
*Emperor Hirohito of Japan (front row, center), with officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, on board the Japanese battleship Musashi off Yokosuka Naval Base Admiral Osami Nagano is sixth from left in the front row.
Hiro4. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Emperor Hirohito to call for overcoming food shortage on radio 日本語: 食糧難を乗り越えるようラジオで呼びかける昭和天皇
Hirohito Signing - Public domain dedication image
Emperor Shōwa signs the Constitution of Japan on November 3, 1946. 日本語: 1946年（昭和21年）11月3日、日本国憲法に署名する昭和天皇。
Ibaragi Noriko in 1946. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
日本語: 茨木のり子 (大正15年-平成18年） English: Japanese poetess, Ibaragi, Noriko (1926-2006)
Ichikawa-Fusae-1. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: 市川房枝と、愛知県第二師範学校女子部また愛知県女子師範学校の同窓生。1941年。
Imperial general headquaters meeting
A scene of the Imperial General Headquaters meeting, 29 April 1943. The Showa Emperor Hirohito is in the center. Navy officers are seated left while Army officers are seated right. 日本語: 大本営会議の様子
Investigation on D51-651 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
日本語: D51-651機関車の捜査 English: Investigation on D51-651
Japanese submarine chaser CH-60 1944
日本語: 日本海軍第十三号型駆潜艇『第六十号駆潜艇』、新潟沖
Japanese submarine Ha-218-229-230 1946
日本語: 左から波号第218潜水艦、波号第229潜水艦、波号第230潜水艦。佐世保港。English: Japanese submarines at Sasebo Port following the end of World War II
JNR EC TYPE63 Prototype. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: モハ63形電車。「昭和21年には約500輌ができ、昭和22年500輌ほどつくられる予定ですから、」と書かれている。鉄道ジャーナル1980年12月号P28に掲載されている同じ写真では、「池袋 交通博物館提供」とある。
Kammon railway tunnel Shimonoseki side portal
日本語: 関門トンネル下関側坑口、左側が九州方面の下り線、右側が本州方面の上り線、間に慰霊碑があるEnglish: Shimonoseki side portal of Kammon railway tunnel. Left bore is for Kyushu-bound traffic and right bore is for Honshu-bound traffic, and there is a monu... More
Kamyshov (Kumazasa) Pass, South Sakhalin
Kamyshov Pass, aka Kumazasa Pass/Kholmsky Pass, South Sakhalin Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kashiwa Army Hospital. Japanese empire during World War Two.
Kashiwa Army Hospital(present-day "Kashiwa City Hospital")日本語: 柏陸軍病院（現在の柏市立病院）
Kawakita Handeishi circa 1940. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: 川喜田半泥子（明治11年 － 昭和38年）、千歳山の泥仏堂にて。 English: Japanese businessman and potter, Kawakita Handeishi (1878-1963)
Kawasaki Gifu bus body manufacturing 1947
Kawasaki Sangyo, Ltd. Gifu Works, bus body manufacturing site, in 1947. 日本語: "初期のバス製造状況―1947年" 川崎産業株式会社 岐阜工場 （岐阜県稲葉郡蘇原町、現: 川崎重工業株式会社 岐阜製作所） バス車体製造職場
Keisuke Serizawa photographed by Shigeru Tamura
日本語: 芹澤銈介 (明治28年-昭和59年） English: Japanese textile designer, Keisuke Serizawa (1895-1984)
Kintetsu 2215 Scan10074. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Sangū Express Electric Railway #2215.日本語: 近鉄モ2200系電車2215（1946年3月22日、高安車庫）
Kokumin Giyutai. Public domain, Post-war Japan.
Female students learning gun handling. Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire, during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description