Historical information

Photographs collected by Alva Marie Bennetts whilst deployed to BCOF, 1947-49.
Part of the Bennetts collection.
See catalogue No. 9726P for details of Alva Bennetts (No. VFX128835) service record.

Physical description

1. Colour photograph of a view across a body of water to a large building.
2. Colour photograph of a street lined with multi-storied buildings. Vehicles and pedestrians visible.
3. Colour photograph of a street lined with multi-storied buildings. Pedestrians on foot paths. Tram tracks down middle of street. Overhead wires for trams visible.
4. Colour photograph of a high rise circular building. Pedestrians visible in front of building. Japanese character visible on front of building.
5. Colour photograph of a multi level Japanese Castle (Himeji Castle.)
6. Colour photograph of multi level buildings with a body of water and trees in foreground.
7, Colour photograph of a palatial building behind a two arch bridge. Body of water in foreground.

Inscriptions & markings

1. Handwritten in black ink on back: “Japan's Diet Building” (The top part reminds me of the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne).
2. Handwritten in black ink on back: Marunochi Building, Tokyo.
3. Handwritten in black ink on back: Main St Tokyo.
4. Handwritten in black ink on back: Nippon Theatre Off Limits to all troops
6. Handwritten in black ink on back: The middle building is General McArthur's H.Q.'s - a fine structure.
7. Handwritten in black ink on back: Entrance to the Imperial Palace, Tokyo. The palace has three moats around it. it is very heavily guarded, at the moment by Americans and Australian Air Force plus Japanese police 24/7/47'.