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United States Government Before Okayama Aircraft Assembly Plant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09595.015 Author/Creator: United States Government Place Written: Okayama, Japan Type: Photograph Date: 14 October 1944 Pagination: 1 photograph Order a Copy

One photograph entitled Before Okayama Aircraft Assembly Plant dated October 14, 1944. Depicts a section of Okayama with a detailed map and key of locations. The map is shown four times each image taken after a bombing on the location. The map is updated with each attack to show destroyed and damaged locations. Other images of Okayama include: GLC09595.010, GLC09595.014, GLC09595.016, GLC09595.017, GLC09595.021, GLC09595.069, and GLC09595.070.

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