Bridges

S.S. President Cleveland setting sail to Los Angeles, California, after departing from San Francisco, California. The Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco can be seen in the background. Vernice Anderson was on board, sailing with Ambassador-at-Large Philip Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

S.S. President Cleveland setting sail to Los Angeles, California after departing from San Francisco, California. The Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco can be seen in the background. Vernice Anderson was on board, sailing with Ambassador-at-Large Philip Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

Cruise Liner S.S. President Cleveland setting sail for Los Angeles, California, after departing from San Francisco, California. The Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco can be seen in the background. Vernice Anderson was on board, sailing with Ambassador-at-Large Philip Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

Tokyo street scene, bridge. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Bridge in Mutanchiang, China, across the Mutan River, demolished by retreating Japanese. People unidentified. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Harbin, Manchuria. Railroad Bridge crossing the Sungari River. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-1947 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Two sets of highway and railway bridges connecting Penshihu and Kungyuan, Manchuria. Both were disabled by Chinese Communists. Photo shows the south bridge. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

One of the two railroad bridges crossing the Taitzu Ho between Penchihu and Kungyuan, Manchuria, destroyed by Chinese Communist forces. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Temporary bridge in Kungyuan, Manchuria, built by Chinese Nationalists as replacement for bridges disabled by Chinese Communists. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Pillbox fortification on railroad bridge in Liaoyang, Manchuria. The Reparations Mission party crossed the bridge by jeep. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).