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Harry Ray Hartnett photograph albums

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Description: Five photograph albums with both personal snapshots and commercial photographs depicting the military career of Harry Ray Hartnett in the United States Cavalry and United States Navy from the mid 1910s through the early 1920s. Photographs depict his training camps in Arizona and Texas as well as his travels with the Navy in the Philippines, Japan, and throughout southeast Asia and China. There is a series of photographs document the aftermath of the Battle of Hankow and torture scenes in China, ca. 1920, as well as the earthquake in Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan, 1923. Many of the images depict Hartnett's fellow soldiers and sailors, women he knew, daily military life, as well as photographs of United States naval vessels and locales, scenes, and events witnessed by Hartnett during his service.
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Production date: approximately 1915-approximately 1923.
Call number: photCL 509
Creator: Hartnett, Harry Ray (1895-1974)

Photograph album of China, Korea, and Japan

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A photograph album containing 263 photographs of China, Korea, and Japan, dating from the time of the Boxer Uprising in China to the Russo-Japanese War, 1901 to 1905. The photographs are primarily unique images, along with some commercial photographs and foldout panoramas, and many have handwritten captions. The album's inside cover is inscribed: "John Rory Macey / H.M.S. Blenheim / China Station / Vol. II / Jan 1st 1901 - July 18th, 1905"; Macey was a naval engineer in the British Admiralty and most likely took some of the photographs, particularly naval-related scenes, and images of British servicemen. Photographic subjects in China include navy ships in the port of Weihaiwei, street scenes in Peking (Beijing) and other cities, Chinese residents, monuments (including the Forbidden Palace under foreign occupation), palaces, gardens, and temples. A number of photographs focus on the aftermath of the Boxer Uprising, including ruined buildings. The second portion of the album depicts scenes in Korea during the Russo-Japanese War; these include Korean people in daily activities, street scenes, commercial images of Chemulpo, and the palace grounds in Seoul. The third portion of the album contains amateur and commercial photographs of Japan, including the port cities of Maizuru and Yokohama, Japanese residents, tea ceremonies, the hot spring resort of Tonosawa, and panoramic images of the Osaka Exhibition of 1903. At the back of the album are 17 large, hand-colored photographs of Japan, including images of landscapes, street vendors, and Japanese women in genre scenes.

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Views of Japan and Japanese people photograph album

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Colored photographs used as advertisement for Sing Fat & Co., importers of China and Japan Fancy Goods, San Francisco. In accordion photo album.

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Photograph album and photograph

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Includes 1 photograph album containing 39 photographs depicting post-World War I scenes including buildings in ruins; a British dugout; coal mining machinery in Lens; a British Officers' rest house in Germany; soldiers and men, women, and children on streets in France and Brussels, Belgium; a post office in the Netherlands; and several images of Bailleul, including the destroyed Hotel de Ville. The loose photograph is an aerial image of an unidentified location by the United States Navy (1917).

photCL 361

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Photograph album of United States naval activities in Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, and United States

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This photo album was compiled by a member of the United States Navy who was aboard the USS Wisconsin between 1902 and 1904. The 48 black-and-white photographs are accompanied by extensive handwritten descriptions. The photos depict American, British, and Japanese military ships. The U.S. Naval ships include the USS Adams, the USS Kentucky, the USS Oregon, and the USS Wisconsin. The locations represented in the photographs include San Diego, California; Yokosuka, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Hong Kong; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Manila, Philippines. The photographs depict views of military boats and crew, shipping docks, a few views of churches and street scenes, and the Queen's Palace in Honolulu.

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Toshio Anzai photograph albums

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Two photograph albums of approximately 400 black-and-white photographs taken by Major Toshio Anzai of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), during a training visit to the United States from August 1954 to January 1955. Anzai and two other JSDF personnel are seen training in medical rescue with the U.S. Army; socializing with American officers and their families at their homes; and sightseeing across the southern United States and Mexico. The photographs have captions written in English and Japanese, with more detailed descriptions and observations written in Japanese. The albums document the personal and professional interactions between Japanese and American military personnel during the Cold War alliance.

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Photograph album of U.S. Army Air Service aerial photographs of the Philippines, South China Sea and California

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An album of mostly aerial photographs taken during the 1920s by the U.S. Army Air Service, 15th Photographic Section above the Philippines and South China Sea, as well as Northern California, and some in New York. In addition to aerial views, there are images of planes flying in formation, airfields, dirigibles, and ships. Some Philippines locations photographed include Cagayan Valley, Magat River, Nueva Vizcaya, and Jolo, as well as images of U.S. Navy ships and aircraft stationed at the islands. Northern California aerial images include Yosemite, San Francisco, and Lake Tahoe. The 15th Photographic Section soldiers and personnel are seen in three group photographs listing their names, 1929 and 1930.

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