Based on the letters of Earl Philip Reinhalter (1922-1953). Edited by his son, Earl Philip Reinhalter (1950-).

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THE POSTCARDS BELOW ARE NOT YOKOHAMA, BUT ARE FROM THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF MANCHURIA.

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The Japanese caption reads: Sennichi Street, Mukden Shopping District Mukden was the former Japanese name for present-day Shenyang. The street is lined with Japanese-style business signs typical of the era, including: * "King Beer" (visible on the vertical red sign on the left) * "Dai-ichi Life Insurance" (visible on the small white vertical sign below the beer sign)

The Japanese caption reads: The Historic Battlefield at Beidaying, near Mukden This card depicts the ruins at Beidaying, the primary garrison location for Chinese Northeastern Army troops. It was the epicenter of the Mukden Incident (also known as the September 18 Incident) in 1931, when a dynamited section of the South Manchuria Railway nearby served as the pretext for the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. The scene appears to show a memorial monument amid the remains of the battlefield.

The Japanese caption reads: Huguo Temple and the North Pagoda in Mukden On the wooden sign hanging under the temple eaves on the left, four Chinese characters read (from right to left): "Forever Preserving Peace and Tranquility."

The Japanese caption reads: Bronze memorial Statue to Mantetsu [or Mantoku] Education in Mukden This particular statue stood in Kasuga Park.

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