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Re: Seeking information about photo of Japanese POWs on Guam
Phillip Bussey Dec 31, 2020 12:44 PM (in response to Steve Kelly)Hi,
I did a search on your photo and came up with this ID information:
Caption Japanese POWs at Guam bowed their heads after hearing Emperor Showa's surrender announcement, 15 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase Source ww2dbaseNational Museum of the United States Navy Identification Code 80-G-490319 More on... Japan's Surrender Main article Photos Photos in Series See all photos in this series Photos on Same Day 15 Aug 1945 Photos at Same Place Guam Added By C. Peter Chen It was one of two such photos which showed up on a database titled guam japanese prisoners, which is apparently a working link that will take you to a google web search listing.The link should work if you do a cut and paste and put it in the web browser of your choice.
Yours is the better of two photos apparently taken by the same photographer moments apart. Other photos of the same stockade shows a considerable difference in body weight and cleanliness of the PWs, with yours looking fairly clean and well fed and dressed. The others are much thinner and simply don't look as if they have been in the camp for quite as long.
Hope this helps.
Phil Bussey
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Re: Seeking information about photo of Japanese POWs on Guam
Jason AtkinsonJan 11, 2021 11:22 AM (in response to Steve Kelly)
Dear Mr. Kelly,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
At least one of the two photographs that Mr. Bussey located for you in the World War II database is from the record series General Photographic File of the Department of Navy, 1943 - 1958 in the General Records of the Department of the Navy (Record Group 80). The photograph titled Japanese Prisoners of War at Guam, with bowed heads after hearing Emperor Hirohito make announcement of Japan's unconditional surrender (0-G-490320) has been digitized and may be viewed online using the Catalog. For questions about these and other World War II era photographs in NARA custody, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures (RDSS) at stillpix@nara.gov.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDSS. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.
We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!