Latest content added for The Gateway to Oklahoma History Location: Japan - Tokyo Capital District - Tokyo

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2018-10-23T16:24:11-05:00

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "General Motors Chairman Roger Smith, right, shakes hands with Isuzu Motors President Toshio Okamoto prior to start of a joint news conference in Tokyo Thursday."

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2015-10-27T21:53:58-05:00

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Major General Charles Willoughby, for 10 years General MacArthur's controversial intelligence chief, announced Friday that he has quit the army and intends to offer his services to his old boss."

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2015-06-22T11:58:57-05:00

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Belching steam just like the real thing, a mimi locomotive pulling its cargo of children gains speed under the watchful eye of its engineer, a small train enthusiast who resides in tokyo. This is just one of many coal poered replicas built by Japanese hobbyists. The locomotives, usually displayed at street fairs, cost as much as $3,800.00 each."

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2015-06-22T11:58:57-05:00

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

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2015-06-22T11:58:57-05:00

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "PRESIDENT-Howard F. Van Zandt, former City resident and now assistant vice-president of international Standard Electric Corp. in Tokyo was installed as the 12th president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan."

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2015-06-22T11:58:57-05:00

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A 24-year-old former Oklahoma A&M football flew his helicopter over 20-foot waves and recused seven South Lorean seamen from their stricken freighter on the south coast of Japan."

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2015-06-22T11:58:57-05:00

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This meal a japanese waitress is serving Lieut. Gen. Wainwright in the New Grand Hotel at Tokohama is probably much better than any he received during his more than three years in nipponese prison."

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2015-06-01T22:10:08-05:00

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Center, Truman Solverud, Director of Operations for the American Red Cross in the Far East presented a "Certifacte of Honor for Distinguished Service" to Lt. colonel William H. Witt (right) Stars and Stripes Officer-in-Charge, and to Ernest A. Richter, Managing editor of the paper."

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2014-12-12T23:13:21-06:00

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Modeling.... movies... teaching......tv ... these are some of the things that kept fashion model Jean miller busy during her three year stay in Japan."

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2014-12-12T23:13:21-06:00

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Monorail monopolizes Tokyo skyline as it skims over expressway traffic along the coastline."

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2014-11-20T08:03:41-06:00

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Hisayo Maeda, a teacher at a nursing school in Tokyo."

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2014-11-20T08:03:41-06:00

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Hisayo Maeda, Nursing teacher in Japan."

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2014-09-23T12:01:06-05:00

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Tip Straight form the Horse's Mouth."

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2013-11-27T06:37:20-06:00

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Water Spider Boat is the latest idea for fun afloat from Tokyo."

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2013-10-11T20:30:49-05:00

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Art work from many lands will be on display and Li-Tsui Chein, Now a Southeastern Art Student, should make some interesting contributions. Li-Tsui is a native of China, but Taiwan, and now Japan, became 'home' following the Communist take-over of her native country."

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2013-10-11T20:30:49-05:00

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "TOKYO, JAPAN -- with their chief, Lt. Col. Florence M. Clark, Far East Command WAC staff advisor, a group of Oklahoma Wacs stationed in Tokyo get together for a picture for the folks back home."

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2013-10-11T20:30:49-05:00

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Sayonara party in Tokyo for Dick Clemens."

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2013-10-11T20:30:49-05:00

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The third daughter of Baron Tatsujiro Sato, president of Juntendo Hospital, Tokyo."

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2013-10-11T20:30:49-05:00

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Tokyo is full of WACs and they are under command of a former Oklahoma girl. Lt. Col. Florence M. Clark, Taloga, who quit a job with the Oklahoma tax commission in 1942 to join the women's army corps, is the far east command's WAC staff advisor."

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2013-10-11T20:30:49-05:00

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Lt. Col. Florence M. Clark, left Taloga, shows a mural in the WAC rifle range at Tokyo to Mrs. Fleur Cowles."