Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Lieutenant Commander Paul F. Reilly concerning the occupation of Okinawa by the U.S. Navy immediately following World War II. It contains over a hundred black and white photographs of naval officers, the naval base, locals (some Japanese, some likely indigenous), ceremonies, locals working, and countryside, as well as ceremony brochures, a roster of American military in the region, currency, illustrations, and memos concerning the military's role in the region. Also present are about 150 loose photographs (including duplicates), some of which fell out of the album.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Agricultural laborers--Japan
• Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
• Military bases--Photographs
• United States. Navy