Title
The Imperial Garden
Description
A black and white photo of Photographers Mate Warren Tucker (left) and two fellow sailors, Seaman 1/c Oliver Summers (middle) and Photographers Mate 3/c James Tucking (right) next to a koi pond at the Japanese Imperial Palace. Taken in September 1945, a note on the back reads "Tokyo - Imperial Palace Ground 9 - 45 (Moat full of Golden Carp), (L to R) Tucker, Summer, Tucking"
Collection
Warren Tucker Collection
Context
Warren "Bill" Tucker was a Photographers Mate in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) during World War II.
Transferred aboard the USS Yorktown in 1944 with no photography experience, Seaman Tucker was assigned to the photo lab and found he had a talent for the work. Tucker received his promotion to Photographers Mate 3/c in 1945 with most of his work documenting the final days of World War II and the beginnings of Occupied Japan.
From the Collection of Warren Tucker.
Transferred aboard the USS Yorktown in 1944 with no photography experience, Seaman Tucker was assigned to the photo lab and found he had a talent for the work. Tucker received his promotion to Photographers Mate 3/c in 1945 with most of his work documenting the final days of World War II and the beginnings of Occupied Japan.
From the Collection of Warren Tucker.
Accession #
2024.3
