These wonderful photos were taken by an American photographer while he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. They documented everyday life of Okinawa between September 1953 and August 1954.
(Photos from Phil Roeder)
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Boats in Okinawa |
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Boy chasing butterflies in Naha-shi |
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Business center, Okinawa |
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Change in Schools, Nago |
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Children in Naha-shi |
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Children play with a sand pile, Okinawa |
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Clowns advertising in Okinawa |
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Fruit and vegetable market in Naha-shi |
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Girls crusading for the Society of Preservation of Chastity, Morals & Birth Control, Okinawa |
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Modern buildings in Naha-shi |
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Naha-shi shops |
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New department store in Naha-shi |
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New store in Naha-shi |
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Okino village, Okinawa |
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One of the thick castle walls at Nakagusuko Castle |
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Orange peddler in Naha-shi |
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Pig going to Market, Kumejima, Okinawa |
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Planes at Kadena B-29s, Okinawa |
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Shops at Kadena |
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Spiral stairs, Naha-shi |
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Street in Okinawa |
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Streets in Naha-shi |
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Suckahachi lane in Okinawa |
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The old and new at Nakagusuku |
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The remains of the China Maru, Okinawa |
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The very young and the very old, Naha-shi |
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Unloading project at Kumejima |
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Using the old head at Koza |
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View from Nakagusaku toward Bucknerville |
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View of Naha-shi |
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Young girls at Ishikaw |
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Baskets of dried fish, Okinawa |
(Photos from Phil Roeder)
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