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 number2022.32.87-.99
DescriptionColor mounted slides of views in Osaka, Japan in 1952 during the Korean War.
(.87) A landscape view of a tall stone wall structure with trees sitting at the top of it. Flowers and plants are seen on the ground at the bottom of the structure.
(.88) Four children’s strollers sitting at the bottom of the steps in front of a short stone wall. Japanese writing is seen on the poles to the left of the carriages.
(.89-.90) A close-up view of men, women, and children in front of the stone wall entrance of Osaka Castle.
(.91) A close-up view of people walking around the entrance and/or exit of a building. A car is seen parked on the right side of the image.
(.92-.93) Landscape view of a city in Japan taken from behind a wired fence. Mountains are seen in the background.
(.94) A high-rise stone wall structure with a white building sitting at the top of it. The building is two stories high with a black roof.
(.95) A high-rise river stone wall with a white building sitting at the top right of it. Trees are next to the building.
(.96) Up close view of men and women walking down the steps of the stone wall entrance of Osaka Castle.
(.97) Close-up view of the entrance of a railroad station. Above the arc of the entrance sits a large Buddha statue from the chest up. The Buddha holds out its hands with numerous smaller dancing characters on them.
(.98) A street view of an intersection at Osaka. Transportation vehicles are on the road to the right of the image. Pedestrians are walking on the sidewalk. Overhead power lines are in the background.
(.99) A view of pedestrians walking on a rubble path that is on the side of a building. Trees are in the background.
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.(.87) A landscape view of a tall stone wall structure with trees sitting at the top of it. Flowers and plants are seen on the ground at the bottom of the structure.
(.88) Four children’s strollers sitting at the bottom of the steps in front of a short stone wall. Japanese writing is seen on the poles to the left of the carriages.
(.89-.90) A close-up view of men, women, and children in front of the stone wall entrance of Osaka Castle.
(.91) A close-up view of people walking around the entrance and/or exit of a building. A car is seen parked on the right side of the image.
(.92-.93) Landscape view of a city in Japan taken from behind a wired fence. Mountains are seen in the background.
(.94) A high-rise stone wall structure with a white building sitting at the top of it. The building is two stories high with a black roof.
(.95) A high-rise river stone wall with a white building sitting at the top right of it. Trees are next to the building.
(.96) Up close view of men and women walking down the steps of the stone wall entrance of Osaka Castle.
(.97) Close-up view of the entrance of a railroad station. Above the arc of the entrance sits a large Buddha statue from the chest up. The Buddha holds out its hands with numerous smaller dancing characters on them.
(.98) A street view of an intersection at Osaka. Transportation vehicles are on the road to the right of the image. Pedestrians are walking on the sidewalk. Overhead power lines are in the background.
(.99) A view of pedestrians walking on a rubble path that is on the side of a building. Trees are in the background.
Status
Not on view
