Yokohama Ball Park

Object NamePhotograph

Historic Owner John J. Colleary

Association USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

Date1945

PeriodWorld War II

Mediumphotographic paper

ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of John Gene & Marty Colleary. P2020.12.16

Object numberP2020.12.16

DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Personal vertical image of three sailors in Yokohama Ball Park posing with two Japanese women and a Japanese man. They are standing in front of a small tree and the three sailors are smiling at the camera with one of the Japanese women. The other Japanese woman is kneeling in front of the group and looking at them and the Japanese man is to the left of the group and is partially out of frame. The sailors are wearing U.S. Navy enlisted dress blue uniforms and two of them are wearing white enlisted hats, also known as "Dixie cups." The three sailors have light skin and dark hair. There is a blanket in front of the group with bags and other items on it. There are trees, shrubs, and grass seen behind them. There is a white border around the image.

Back reads "Yokohama Ball park // those women sell their // junk right their" handwritten in black ink.

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