tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post7244516940475034082..comments2024-03-24T21:46:01.457-05:00Comments on Forgotten Old Photos: Photo Number 693Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-80372188238659486732015-10-15T17:59:48.246-05:002015-10-15T17:59:48.246-05:00This photo and others were mailed today, October 1...This photo and others were mailed today, October 15 2015 to Allen in Minneapolis MN a relative of Eugene LilienthalFar Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-17089515034305888332012-10-30T14:25:24.542-05:002012-10-30T14:25:24.542-05:00The second photo is Okinawa or somewhere close. Th...The second photo is Okinawa or somewhere close. That is a traditional Okinawan tomb. The Japanese used them as bunkers and storage sights during the war, and American Marines and Soldiers had to check each one just in case. And Palm trees are all over in Okinawa. It is more of a northern tropical island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-63142796065613821022012-07-06T17:51:05.264-05:002012-07-06T17:51:05.264-05:00that is differently Okinawa, that is the type of t...that is differently Okinawa, that is the type of tomb mausoleum that they use here. do a google image search for Okinawa tomb. In the Philippines they do a different style more of a western type as most of the population is christian. <br /><br />Palm trees are everywhere here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-37818033110315557712011-10-27T03:39:50.502-05:002011-10-27T03:39:50.502-05:00Okinawa is placed far south of the main islands of...Okinawa is placed far south of the main islands of Japan, actually closer to Taiwan. Palm trees are common.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-214539206442433492011-10-25T14:23:24.965-05:002011-10-25T14:23:24.965-05:00I'd guess the first photo was taken somewhere ...I'd guess the first photo was taken somewhere besides Japan, perhaps the Philippines. Why? The palm trees.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296050573667055406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-78748027496454733362011-10-25T05:37:29.582-05:002011-10-25T05:37:29.582-05:00It is an appropriate time to post pictures of Japa...It is an appropriate time to post pictures of Japan, with so much this country has been through now and in the past. The whole earth has been in turmoil from disasters, both natural and man-made.S K Dittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921025839827328955noreply@blogger.com