Snapshot photograph albums chiefly depicting Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd Infantry's 100th Battalion during World War II. Photographs document the soldiers' leisure-time activities in various European cities (Milan, Rome, Capri, Pisa, Florence, Paris, Zurich, Schwabach) as well as New York, Hawaii and several California locations. Snapshots also depict the soldiers' European girlfriends and other acquaintances, U.S.O. showgirls, a U.S. cemetery in Florence, as well as commercial photographs of Italian female celebrities. Colonel Virgil R. Miller, the regimental commander of the 442nd Infantry, is depicted in at least one snapshot. Albums also include portraits and additional snapshots of numerous Japanese-American friends and relatives in the United States, chiefly from California. A few photographs were taken at the Gila Relocation Camp in Arizona and possibly other relocation centers. Also includes a panoramic group portrait of Japanese-American soldiers at Camp Blanding, Fla. Tots Kanada and Aki Kanada are depicted in snapshots throughout the albums.
