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eBay: Japanese airplanes and other hardware. (3 Viewers)
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Type Kachisha Ka-Mi amphibious tank floats removed Nr 651
Original WWII Photo JAPANESE TYPE 2 KA MI AMPHIBIOUS TANK LEYTE PHILIPPINES 555 | eBay
ORIGINAL WWII PHOTO - ORIGINAL TO THE TIME - NOT A COPY, SCAN, OR REPRO QUANTITY: 1 - See the other original WWI & WWII photos that I have listed. ITEM: Original WWII Photo of KNOCKED OUT JAPANESE TYPE 2 KA MI AMPHIBIOUS TANK on LEYTE, PHILIPPINES. Has written description on the back. The note...
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TYPE 95 TANK SAN MANUEL LUZON PHILIPPINES
Original WWII 8x10 Photo JAPANESE TYPE 95 TANK SAN MANUEL LUZON PHILIPPINES 551 | eBay
ORIGINAL WWII PHOTO - ORIGINAL TO THE TIME - NOT A COPY, SCAN, OR REPRO QUANTITY: 1 - See the other original WWI & WWII photos that I have listed. ITEM: Original WWII 8x10 Photo of KNOCKED OUT JAPANESE TYPE 95 TANK at SAN MANUEL, LUZON, Philippines, 1945. Has written description on the back. See...
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Captured JAPANESE TYPE 95 HA-GO
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It breaks my heart to see that many of these pictures appear to have been removed from scrap books. The context is lost forever.
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True, that's the way I think too. When I buy scrapbooks or albums containing photos, service records/other docs, mementos and curios that WWII service personnel, whether Allied or Axis, have compliled in a scrap book, diary or photo album I usually photograpgh the pages with a vertical camera totally intact, (just as they were when that vservice member or his/her family members last saw them), before disturbing, rearrranging or removing anything. As a photo archivist, it is necessary to remove the individual photos and scan them separated from the other objects because those objects can interfere with the process of scanning before the final step, restoring it to as close to original condition as is possible.
Since this thread is on eBay auction items on subject of Japanese WWII aviation, army & naval forces as well, here are some examples of the amazing scrapbooks and albums I've either won or lost over more than 25 years of buying and selling on eBay Auctions. Also, some of the best and most expensive, I didn't bother even bidding on because I knew they would ultimately sell for a zillion USD$$$.
Most recently, a very rare album owned by a Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) member who served at the Southerrn Front (South Pacific), probably in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI):
Initial research indicates this album was either a member of, or stationed with, a member of a known JAAF Transport Unit operating Nakajima AT-4 twin engined transports somewhere in the NEI or perhaps another SE Asia area/theatre (to be revealed when cconfirmed by a Japanese language WW2 Aviation researcher).
Sorry for the watermarked embargoed images being the most interesting, but it is necessary to protect the considerable investment made to secure such rare & valuable Japapanese WW2 Aviation material.
More to come.
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Sebastian Sułek
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I really appreciate your approach to collecting photographic albums, digitizing their contents, and preserving them in their original, intact condition. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of such albums survive as complete collections. Too often, the most valuable photographs are removed, while the remaining contents are sold off separately on eBay. This destroys part of their historical context and breaks the connection between the photographs and the stories behind them.
What surprises me is that nowadays, people who do not have the resources or preservation facilities of government institutions or universities often choose to keep these historical photographs entirely to themselves. After their passing, these collections will most likely return to the market in exactly the same way as the photographs of their original owners did.
Instead of eventually donating such materials to national archives or other historical institutions, we continue this endless cycle of private ownership and resale. Unfortunately, valuable historical photographs may be lost forever along the way, as not every heir is interested in old photographs or understands their historical significance.
I wonder whether we will ever reach a point where this cycle can finally be broken, and archives themselves take a greater interest in preserving and digitizing private photographic collections.
Best wishes to all the collectors who are growing old alongside their photographs!
What surprises me is that nowadays, people who do not have the resources or preservation facilities of government institutions or universities often choose to keep these historical photographs entirely to themselves. After their passing, these collections will most likely return to the market in exactly the same way as the photographs of their original owners did.
Instead of eventually donating such materials to national archives or other historical institutions, we continue this endless cycle of private ownership and resale. Unfortunately, valuable historical photographs may be lost forever along the way, as not every heir is interested in old photographs or understands their historical significance.
I wonder whether we will ever reach a point where this cycle can finally be broken, and archives themselves take a greater interest in preserving and digitizing private photographic collections.
Best wishes to all the collectors who are growing old alongside their photographs!
