Title from verso. Photograph of a Japanese shell exploding near a U.S. position. Verso reads: "Attu Island -- With a roar, a Japanese shell explodes near a U.S. position. The Nips [ Nipponese ] fought furiously and clung to their...
Title and caption taken from verso of UAF-1970-11-51, from which this image differs only slightly. Photograph of soldiers carrying ammunition from a protected position. Verso reads: "Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu...
Title from verso. Photograph of a .105-mm artillery piece and a crew serving it. Verso reads: "This 105-mm gun and its crew poured more than 2000 rounds of shells into Jap [ Japanese ] positions in the course of four days battling at...
Title from verso. Map showing how military forces took Attu Island during the Aleutian Campaign. Verso reads: "Starting with a landing by scouts on Blind Cove on the north side of Holtz Bay on Attu Island, May 11, American forces have...
Title from verso. Photograph of dead Japanese soldiers. Verso reads: "Attu -- Every one a bloody, gruesome corpse with a part of his body torn away, these Japs [ Japanese ] died by their own hand in a mass suicide on Attu, in the...
Title from verso. Photograph of American bombs falling on Kiska. Verso reads: "This is the first picture to arrive here showing bombs from an American plane heading for the flight strip which the Japs [ Japanese ] have been building on...
Title from verso. Photograph of bombs falling on Kiska Island and Japanese military positions. Verso reads: "Aleutian Islands -- A long line of heavy bombs drop toward their target -- Jap [ Japanese ] installations on Kiska Island -- in...
Title from verso. Photograph of bombs striking Kiska Island with Japanese positions and transportation corridors marked. Verso reads: "Kiska -- The tremendous amount of wasted Jap [ Japanese ] labor is evidenced by this photo of the...
Title from verso. Photograph of soldiers and a dog outside a structure called "telephone central". Verso reads: "Kiska -- Left on Kiska Island by the Japs [ Japanese ], this dog soon made new friends among the American forces. This was...
Title from verso. Photograph of bomb exploding on Japanese military installation in the Aleutian Islands. Verso reads: "An upsurging column of smoke causes a long shadow over Jap [ Japanese ] installations as a U.S. bombadier hits his...
Title from verso. Photograph of Japanese military forces landing on an Aleutian Island. Verso reads: "Tokyo -- Japanese troops are raising their flag after the landing in the Aleutian islands, according to the original caption...
Title from caption. "Facing the camera is Frank Yasuda, one of the best-known Japanese in early Alaska. He is recognized for his treks from the Arctic coast to the interior of Alaska where he founded the town of Beaver on the Yukon River."...
Title taken from accompanying material. Note from the cataloguer: The people seen in this photograph and their corresponding names are not as clear as one might wish. The names provided are as follows. Back Row (l. - r.): Harry Shirai,...
Title by cataloguer. The man on the right is probably the widely acclaimed Jujiro Wada. He was a man of many trades and known all over Alaska and the Northwest Territories.
Further information was provided by Ron Inouye,...
Title provided by cataloguer. This is a snap shot of five men seated on the ground. In the background, one can make out a large crowd; this event is probably a gathering for a whaling festival.
Title from accompanying notes. "Hat. Once on the glacier, Hat took over for Hiro as leader of the Japanese team." Man with book, sitting in tent among cooking and sleeping gear.
Title from accompanying notes. "Al Randall and Japanese climbers at Camp 1 after Al and I had scouted beyond Camp 1. Bright red colored flags are wands used to mark the route so that it can be followed (even in poor weather)." Six men in...
Title from accompanying notes. "Group photo at Camp 3; Pete is in the front row, seated 4th from left, with American and Japanese flags that he carried." Group portrait of the members of the AJJEX expedition. There are 25 men, most in red...
Title from accompanying notes. "24 April, the day I leave the expedition to return to Seattle. Camp 3--my Japanese friends who are special to me (left to right): Shige (aka Camera), Fire, West, Dragon, Hiro, Bamboo, Mitche, and Hat." Eight...
View of bombing of Fort Mears at Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island, Alaska, during World War II. From verso: "News release. Headquarters, Alaskan Command. Public Affairs Division, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 99506. Phone Anchorage, Alaska (907) 752-9215 or...