Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts

Friday, July 6, 2018

Floor Show







I got these from a different source from my previous post, but they are related by theme.  I'm open to suggestions, but if I were guessing (And I am.)  I would say post war Japan, an American style floor show for occupation personnel.  If so, were Japanese patrons allowed?

Thursday, July 5, 2018

MSN





Sometimes, the internet is just no help whatsoever.  I was fairly certain that wasn't an American uniform seen in the top photo, so I blew it up as large as I could.  The insignia on the man's collar, an anchor and the letters MSN.  Needless to say, type MSN into a search engine and all you get is Microsoft.

So with the Asian hostesses, these were probably taken somewhere in the far east, so maybe Japan, the Philippines, or even Vietnam.


Sunday, February 25, 2018

Pedicab



Back when I was in junior high, I had a rather jingoistic teacher who assured us that American superiority was demonstrated by the fact that no American would ever make a  living by pulling a rickshaw or operating a pedicab.  He knew, he was a Korean war vet, and oh the things he had seen.  I wonder what he would think of Americans working for sub minimum wage driving for Uber.

Friday, January 26, 2018

Asia or America



Perhaps American tourists is Asia, or American tourists in one of the many Japanese gardens that seem to show up in public parks all over the United States.  I picked this one up in Los Angeles.  That pushes the odds towards California, but L.A. is a sea port, so maybe not. 

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Somewhere In Asia, The Travelers Collection





I'm going out on a limb and say that these could not have been taken in mainland China.  When these were taken it was the Red China of Mao and Americans weren't all that welcome.  So, let's guess Taiwan.

No, I'm not going to finish up the travelers collection today.  I'm just so backlogged on some of the lots, and I'm just getting this set to a more manageable level.  Click on travelers collection in labels and be patient for a month or so, when I'll finish things up.