Suzhou Creek, Shanghai
Gift of Robert and Lanell Barrett
Description:
Photograph. Small Chinese boats anchored in Suzhou Creek [Wusong River]; large buildings are on both banks. Chinese caption on front. Chinese characters stamped on reverse. Shanghai, China. No date
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Date:
1930
1947
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Items from the service of Storekeeper 3rd Class Robert E. Baker, who served on the USS Collett (DD-730) during the occupation of Japan. Baker completed basic training at the United States Naval Training Center in San Diego, California, in March 1946, and was then assigned to the USS Collett. He spent some of his service in China, but the bulk of his time was spent in Japan. Items from the collection include a menu, liberty pass, newspaper clipping, photographs of postwar Japan during the American occupation, and souvenir photographs of China and Japan.
Geography:
Shanghai Shi
Latitude:
31.233
Longitude:
121.467
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Post office buildings--China
Rivers--China