Along the Broken Bay
Flora J. Solomon
Tsubaki Club dancers: David, Fely, Fanny and two others
Tsubaki Club's Fely and Captain Arita
Claire receiving Medal of Freedom
in 1948
in 1948
Claire and her daugher Dian
Claire and Ann Dvorak
Miss U in front of Tsubuki Club after 1945 bombing
Fun fact: Zoom the screen and compare this picture with the one on Claire Philip's book cover above. They are the same right down to the dress the woman is wearing and the pocketbook she is carrying, but wait … they're two different women … or are they?
The publisher of Claire Phillip’s book wanted a picture of her standing in front of the Tsubuki Club, but none were available. Finding this picture of Margaret Utinski, he superimposed Claire’s head onto Margaret's body.
Yamamato on battleship Nagato 1940
Japanese battleship Nagato, Yamamato's flagship
during the attack on Pearl Harbor
during the attack on Pearl Harbor
Video: Manila, Queen of the Pacific 1938
I watched this youtube documentary several times to get a feel or pre-war Manila. My readers ask if I had been to the Philippines. I have not. Seventy-five years hence, there would be no sights or feelings like those shown in this old video. 11 minutes.
