Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan [116] Winter (008)

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Title Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan [116] Winter (008)
Photo Number Box 39, Japan Tokyo Imperial Palace, 43
Description Photograph taken during Lennox Tierney's service with the Allied occupation of Japan, 1949-1952; shows moat and walls during winter, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1950
Subject Japan--History--Allied occupation,--1945-1952--Photographs; Kōkyo (Tokyo, Japan)--Photographs; Parks--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Snow--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Winter--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Architecture--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Moats--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Stone walls--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Japan; Winter; Weather
Keywords Imperial Residence
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Kantō Region (Japan); Tokyo (Japan); Chiyoda-ku (Tokyo, Japan)
Caption on Slide Palace moat and walls during winter, circa 1950, Tokyo, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Lennox Tierney served as Commissioner of Art and Monuments during the Allied occupation of Japan (1945-1952). Note: "Tokyo Imperial Palace (literally, 'Imperial Residence') is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda area of Tokyo…and contains several buildings including the main palace (Kyūden ), the private residences of the imperial family, an archive, museum and administrative offices. It is built on the site of the old Edo castle."-Wikipedia.
Type Image
Rights Management This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
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ARK ark:/87278/s60p1h3b
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 340960
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60p1h3b
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