Views of Osaka, Japan, 1952
PhotographerPhotographed by
Edward J. Rogalski
(American, 1929 - 2020)
Date1952
MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robin Harding and Karen Warfield
Object number2022.32.67-.86
DescriptionColor mounted slides of views of Osaka, Japan in 1952 during the Korean War.
(.67) A man and a woman are walking in front of stone walls towards steps to the entrance of Osaka Castle. The woman is wearing a Japanese kimono, and the man is wearing a black suit. People are seen on the steps walking in and out of the building.
(.68) Stone wall entrance of Osaka Castle with people entering and exiting the building.
(.69) View from the street of building structures sitting atop stone walls. A white sign on the right side of image next to a wooden fence close to the road reads in black text, “15 / Km/h / Speed / Limit.”
(.70) A white wooden sign with black text next to a bush reads, “Dragon Stone & Tiger Stone / Height 15 ft. Width 21 ft. / Superficial area 315 square ft. / This gate is called ‘Dragon Stone’ and left / one. ‘Tiger Stone’. These two huge stones were brought / far from the province of Bizen by a certain ‘daimyo’ / in the middle of 17th century.” The bottom portion of the sign is the text translated from English to Japanese.
(.71) View of Osaka Castle from the park on the grounds. On the left, a white sign with green text reads, “Parking / Area.” People are seen walking on a concrete path towards the castle. A knee-high white fence runs along the edges of the grass from the park.
(.72) Front façade of a one level wooden building. A short white wooden fence sits in front of the trees of the structure.
(.73) A white sign with black text that has the title, “History of Osaka Castle.” The left side of the sign is written in English and the write side is written in Japanese.
(.74) Landscape view of buildings in Japan. A stone wall structure sits at the bottom left corner of the image. Mountains and trees are in the background.
(.75) Stone wall structure with a building standing behind it. Trees are in the background.
(.76) Probably an underexposed image of a section of a building of Osaka Castle. People are seen exiting the building.
(.77) Landscape view of the city of Osaka taken from behind a wired fence. A long body of water, probably a lake or a river, runs through the middle of the city.
(.78) Birds eye view of a stone structure taken from behind a wired fence.
(.79) Pathway to the entrance of Osaka Castle. Three white buildings of the site are seen in the background.
(.80) Up close view of people exiting the stone wall entrance of Osaka Castle. The woman in the image that is standing in front of the tall wooden doors is wearing a Japanese kimono and holding a black bag. The men in the image are wearing suits and ties.
(.81) Up close view of a man, women, and children walking down the stone entrance steps of Osaka Castle. The man wearing a military uniform and a hat.
(.82-.83) Up close view of men and women at the steps of Osaka Castle.
(.84) Probably an up-close front façade view of a Japanese Temple. The structure is made up of orange and white material.
(.85) Up close view of men and women walking down the steps of Osaka Castle.
(.86) View of a street in Japan from a driveway. A tall white fence is at the end of a driveway. A man in a military uniform is walking up the path carrying boxes. On the opposite side of the road are facades of buildings with various advertising signs. A large yellow sign in front of one of the buildings reads in red text, “SOUVENIR / COMPANY / BRANCH.”
NotesSubject Note: Osaka is a large port city in the Japanese island of Honshu. It is one of the three largest cities in Japan along with Tokyo and Yokohama. One of the main attractions of the city is Osaka Castle Park, which is a historic site and a public urban park that opened in 1931. The park includes Osaka Castle’s towers and the Nishinomaru Garden. The castle was built in 1585 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a Japanese military leader. Throughout the years, structures of the castle were destroyed and had to be rebuilt.(.67) A man and a woman are walking in front of stone walls towards steps to the entrance of Osaka Castle. The woman is wearing a Japanese kimono, and the man is wearing a black suit. People are seen on the steps walking in and out of the building.
(.68) Stone wall entrance of Osaka Castle with people entering and exiting the building.
(.69) View from the street of building structures sitting atop stone walls. A white sign on the right side of image next to a wooden fence close to the road reads in black text, “15 / Km/h / Speed / Limit.”
(.70) A white wooden sign with black text next to a bush reads, “Dragon Stone & Tiger Stone / Height 15 ft. Width 21 ft. / Superficial area 315 square ft. / This gate is called ‘Dragon Stone’ and left / one. ‘Tiger Stone’. These two huge stones were brought / far from the province of Bizen by a certain ‘daimyo’ / in the middle of 17th century.” The bottom portion of the sign is the text translated from English to Japanese.
(.71) View of Osaka Castle from the park on the grounds. On the left, a white sign with green text reads, “Parking / Area.” People are seen walking on a concrete path towards the castle. A knee-high white fence runs along the edges of the grass from the park.
(.72) Front façade of a one level wooden building. A short white wooden fence sits in front of the trees of the structure.
(.73) A white sign with black text that has the title, “History of Osaka Castle.” The left side of the sign is written in English and the write side is written in Japanese.
(.74) Landscape view of buildings in Japan. A stone wall structure sits at the bottom left corner of the image. Mountains and trees are in the background.
(.75) Stone wall structure with a building standing behind it. Trees are in the background.
(.76) Probably an underexposed image of a section of a building of Osaka Castle. People are seen exiting the building.
(.77) Landscape view of the city of Osaka taken from behind a wired fence. A long body of water, probably a lake or a river, runs through the middle of the city.
(.78) Birds eye view of a stone structure taken from behind a wired fence.
(.79) Pathway to the entrance of Osaka Castle. Three white buildings of the site are seen in the background.
(.80) Up close view of people exiting the stone wall entrance of Osaka Castle. The woman in the image that is standing in front of the tall wooden doors is wearing a Japanese kimono and holding a black bag. The men in the image are wearing suits and ties.
(.81) Up close view of a man, women, and children walking down the stone entrance steps of Osaka Castle. The man wearing a military uniform and a hat.
(.82-.83) Up close view of men and women at the steps of Osaka Castle.
(.84) Probably an up-close front façade view of a Japanese Temple. The structure is made up of orange and white material.
(.85) Up close view of men and women walking down the steps of Osaka Castle.
(.86) View of a street in Japan from a driveway. A tall white fence is at the end of a driveway. A man in a military uniform is walking up the path carrying boxes. On the opposite side of the road are facades of buildings with various advertising signs. A large yellow sign in front of one of the buildings reads in red text, “SOUVENIR / COMPANY / BRANCH.”
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