Blackie Bradford (photographs)
Howland, Grace D. (compiler):
Pictures of Okinawa, 8vo (8 1/2 x 11 1/4 in), not dated but ca 1953, no copyright notice, publisher unstated, 93 black and white photographs, red illustrated paper wraps, staple bound, 44 pp. The price "$2.50" is included as a part of the front cover illustration. A photo essay on Okinawa and it's culture in the early to mid-1950s.

Dating this book. Like many of Blackie's books, this one does not have a date of publication. In a book that I believe was published ca 1954, This is Okinawa, the following comment is found:

The popularity of two previous books, Pictures of Okinawa and Blackie's Best Photos of Okinawa, has decided the authors to create another picture-story of scenes, events ....

Based upon this comment, both the mentioned books are presumed to have a publication date of ca 1953.

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1. (Illustrated title page - Torii - no caption)
   

2. Over-the-Waves Shrine
   Pre-War center of Shinto Shrine
   

3. Entrance to pre-war transportation center
   Restored upper class homes, Naha
   

4. Courtyard of ancient Nakagusuku Castle
   Okinawa Museum near Ishikawa

5. Samisen and Sake
   Ceremonial drum
   Wedding music from samisen and koto

6. Finest product of Okinawa (a baby)
   Mama's pride and joy
   War's aftermath of orphans

7. Proud protector

8. Baby sitter
   Festive costumes
   High pressure salesmen of Okinawan aircraft

9. Cotton candy on a stick
   Ceremonial dance

10. Open Air Theater
    Peripatetic players

11. Exponents of Eurythmics
    Each gesture and poses helps paint the story (2 pics - one caption)

12. Modern music and dance
    Comedy act
    Smooth as velvet voice

13. Seed time
    Harvest

14. Fails (fields?- sic) as old as the Orient
    Primitive sugar cane press

15. Sorting rice
    Burden bearer
    Confectionary

16. Turtle tomb from ancient China
    Burial urns

17. Boats in the sunset
    Boats for fishing

18. Boat in grass
    Boats on the beach

19. Seacoast and mountains
    Beach

20. Rice paddies
    Reaching arms

21. Marching pines
    Sheltered village

22. Silvery grasses
    Mountain road

23. Autumn by the sea
    Coastal vegetation

24. Ebb tide
    At sunset

25. Village stables
    Village in the pines

26. Terrace by the sea
    Nago village

27. Pacific scene
    Koza village

28. General store
    Fresh pork market

29. Naha market street
    Native foods

30. Three generations
    More baby-setters (2 pics - one caption)

31. Studio of the artist Yamada
    Paintings, sculpture, masks and Yamada
    

32. Bombed out sugar mill
    Rusting machinery
    Idle boilers

33. Typhoon damage
    High and dry
    Beached by "Gloria"

34. Ie Shima

35. Lonely hilltop
    Memorial to Lt. Gen. Simon P. Buckner, Jr.

36. Stilwell Park
    Japanese surrrender site

37. Front of first army built chapel
    Now rebuilt in hospital area

38. Suicide cliff
    Suicide cliff memorial

39. Tomb above cave entrance
    Preserved as a memorial to Okinawan student nurses

40. Habu and Mongoose begin a battle
    Victory goes to the Mongoose

41. Unique custom - The bulls fight each other
    Straining combat
    The winner

42. Rustic peace
    Informal garden

43. Papa-san's day is done
    Picture also found in Okinawa Post Script, Vol 1, ca 1956

44. The end (two children one with an infant on his back)