Motoe Higashida and Ian Robertson at a barbershop 1949
Kobe, Japan
Staff at the Hotel Maiko 1949
Motoe, front row, fourth from left Kobe, Japan
Contact prints of Motoe Higashida 1950
Kobe, Japan photographer Ian Robertson
‘Puppy dog’ luck charm 1950
a gift from Motoe Higashida to Ian Robertson
Sergeant Ian Robertson’s identity discs
worn on deployment in Korea
String of pearls 1950
a gift from Ian Robertson to Motoe Higashida
Wallet portrait of Private Ian Robertson 1950
photographer Motoe (nee Higashida) Robertson
ON LOAN COURTESY OF MOTOE ROBERTSON
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