souvenir scrap photo book Okinawa military gate japan vintage 1963

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This is definitely a book that will catch your eye. It's a beautiful depiction of an arch or gateway - Shurei Mon in Okinawa. The book is 14" x 10 1/2" x 1 1/2". The fabric is sort of velvety. Not sure if the design is printed on or painted on, the surface is not stiff. It's really beautiful. The back side looks a bit like stoneware.
The inside cover is hand written - To Jon C. Heidke 28 February 1963 Okinawa From Haruko Kohatsu. I'm sure there's a story of friendship here - if it could only talk. the pages in the book are black photo paper, between each page is a parchment sheet. On the front page there are photo corners for 2 pictures that have been removed. The rest of the pages are clean. The pages are held together with two sets of cording tied on front. I would have guessed this to be older than the 60's, but that is when it's written on.
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