Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (4 Viewers)

[manta22]

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When that photo was taken I suspect it was the Dai-Ichi Insurance Company.

 

[Shinpachi]

Atmosphere looks different as the GHQ.

Source: Ｇ Ｈ Ｑ

Source: 滝ともはるの横浜の夜は眠らない2020年7月20日 | 横浜の夜は眠らない - Fm yokohama 84.7

 

[Wurger]

 

[manta22]

Atmosphere looks different as the GHQ.

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Source: Ｇ Ｈ Ｑ

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Source: 滝ともはるの横浜の夜は眠らない2020年7月20日 | 横浜の夜は眠らない - Fm yokohama 84.7

Dai-Ichi Building 1948

 

[Frog]

Pre WW 1 Customs control at the frontier :

 

[Njaco]

A friend of mine's uncle was a mechanic/truck driver in the later stages of WWII (think Red Ball Express). I once had a conversation with him and he allowed me to scan pics that he had. This one is towards the end of the war. He is on the left, crouching down by the tracks.

 

[at6]

Pre WW 1 Customs control at the frontier :

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Hurry up!!!!!! It's time for the cavity search.

 

[Njaco]

Another pic from my friend. This was near his work area.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

Ships which survived in the history.

Training ship Meiji-maru in 1936

Source: Press Rengo Photo News (Nov. 1936)

In 2016

Source: 大学関連：東京海洋大越中島キャンパス 「海の日」に明治丸記念館がオープン | 毎日新聞



Battleship Mikasa in 1936

Source: Press Rengo Photo News (Nov. 1936)

In 2020

Source: 三笠艦の迫力と異国情緒！横須賀の観光スポット12選│クラブツーリズム

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

Meiji-maru was built by Napier in Glasgow as a royal ship for the emperor in 1873.

Displacement: 1027 grt
Length: 240.3 feet (73.2 m)
Beam: 29.4 feet (9.0 m)
(Source: Wiki)

Meiji-maru saloon

Source: 江東散歩-4 明治丸 重要文化財の船内見学 ☆小笠原諸島に貴重な航跡残し (門前仲町) - 旅行のクチコミサイト フォートラベル


Mikasa was built by Vickers in 1902 expecting the Russo-Japanese War.

Displacement: 15,140 long tons (15,380 t) (normal)
Length: 432 ft (131.7 m)
Beam: 76 ft (23.2 m)
Draught: 27 ft (8.2 m)
(Source: Wiki)

Mikasa bathroom

Source: 戦艦三笠（世界三大記念艦 ）に初乗艦！無知な初心者でもすごく楽しめた!!〜神奈川県横須賀市 三笠公園 - 週末はじめました。

 

[Njaco]

One of the real Band of Brothers - First Lieutenant Ronald C. Speirs prepares for a practice jump at Joigny, France.

 

[Shinpachi]

On February 1, 1937, Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and US Ambassador to Japan Joseph C. Grew meet with His Majesty the Emperor at the palace.

Mr. Quezon and Mr. Grew at the US Embassy in Tokyo.

Source: Press Rengo Photo News (Feb. 1937)

 

[swampyankee]

Meiji-maru was built by Napier in Glasgow as a royal ship for the emperor in 1873.

Displacement: 1027 grt
Length: 240.3 feet (73.2 m)
Beam: 29.4 feet (9.0 m)
(Source: Wiki)

Meiji-maru saloon
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Source: 江東散歩-4 明治丸 重要文化財の船内見学 ☆小笠原諸島に貴重な航跡残し (門前仲町) - 旅行のクチコミサイト フォートラベル


Mikasa was built by Vickers in 1902 expecting the Russo-Japanese War.

Displacement: 15,140 long tons (15,380 t) (normal)
Length: 432 ft (131.7 m)
Beam: 76 ft (23.2 m)
Draught: 27 ft (8.2 m)
(Source: Wiki)

Mikasa bathroom
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Source: 戦艦三笠（世界三大記念艦 ）に初乗艦！無知な初心者でもすごく楽しめた!!〜神奈川県横須賀市 三笠公園 - 週末はじめました。

For which part of the crew?

 

[Shinpachi]

For which part of the crew?

Meiji-maru belonged to the Ministry of Transport of Japan and was operated by 53 British crew (Captain Robert H. Peters) till 1893 when Japanese crews were trained. Disposed to Tokyo Merchant-marine School as a training ship in 1897.

 

[Shinpachi]

BTW, Tokyo was a modern city in the 1930s.

Source: Tokyo Then and Now : Memorial Photo Collection (1971)

 

[Zippythehog]

BTW, Tokyo was a modern city in the 1930s.

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Source: Tokyo Then and Now : Memorial Photo Collection (1971)

The transformation of Japan from the late 19th century to the early 20th is astonishing. The speed that almost everything changed and the fact that so much underlying culture remained (and remains) is, to me, a testament to the resilience of Japan.

 

[Zippythehog]

In May, I had the opportunity to visit Chattanooga TN. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum operates live steam on 3 miles of very dynamic rail. The locomotive that day was a 2-8-2. This type was very versatile and so many were exported to Japan in the inter-war years that it was nicknamed the Mikado.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

In May, I had the opportunity to visit Chattanooga TN. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum operates live steam on 3 miles of very dynamic rail. The locomotive that day was a 2-8-2. This type was very versatile and so many were exported to Japan in the inter-war years that it was nicknamed the Mikado.

View: https://youtu.be/QGZ6jigic_I