Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race
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Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race

Women Working at the Fishery

"Another instance of vigorous participation by the fishery community women. The young woman on the left was nearly six feet tall! The elderly woman on the right is calling the chant to maintain the rhythm of movement."
From: Bennet, John. Doing Photography and Social Research in the Allied Occupation of Japan, 1948-1951: A Personal and Professional Memoir. Portfolio 13, Image No. 281, http://library.osu.edu/sites/rarebooks/japan/2_13_photos.html (10 January 2006).

 

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