019413 Accession Number: 019413

Description

A Japanese woman stands beside one of the many thousands of humpies built amidst the ruins in the heart of Tokyo. Temporary homes such as these have been constructed by civilians from corrugated iron and other scrap material found among rubble. Tokyo civilians will experience a very hard winter with shortages of housing, food and clothing.

Details

Accession Number
019413
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
September 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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