Eta Jima, Japan. 1947-10-31. A Japanese workman carrying bricks at the construction site for ...

Place Asia: Japan, Eta Jima
Accession Number 145026
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Queale, Alan
Place made Japan: Eta Jima
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Eta Jima, Japan. 1947-10-31. A Japanese workman carrying bricks at the construction site for housing for dependents of BCOF personnel. The employee has adopted the age-old Oriental method of carrying the weight suspended from a pole which is called "ten-bin-bo" in Japanese.