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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