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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 97161 Imperial Palace Grounds, Tokyo, Japan "Liberty in Tokyo -- All sailors and other servicemen on liberty find themselves sooner or later at the Imperial Palace grounds. Here a group squint through their camera viewfinders at the most photographed spot in Tokyo. The palace grounds are completely surrounded by a moat for the protection of the emperors; and the grounds used to be known as 'Chiyodo-Jo', or everlasting castle. The building shown in the picture is a fortress along the outer walls." Photograph and caption were released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 9 October 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 147KB; 740 x 620 pixels

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3 December 1999