Cities and towns

A cluster of buildings fills the valley near a shoreline on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. This may be near Date, Japan.

Ruins in Verdun, France, during World War I. From: 35th Division scrapbook

Exterior, full view of a Russian church building identified by Charles Thayer in his typewritten diary as Chapel Vladimir (also called St. Demetrius Cathedral). It was located in Vladimir, Russia near the Uspenski (Assumption) Cathedral. Thayer writes: "Near by is a small square white church covered with decorations in relief, it is interesting and rather pretty." Charles Thayer visited the area when he was living in Russia in 1935.

Exterior view identified by Charles Thayer in his typewritten diary as Uspenski Cathedral (also called Assumption Cathedral) located in cathedral square in Vladimir, Russia. He described as "the cathedral is a large white Byzantine affair with an eighteenth century bell tower stuck on the front which rather ruins the proportions." Charles Thayer visited the area when he was living in Russia in 1935.

Exterior view with various Russians standing near what Charles Thayer identified in his typewritten diary as the "Golden Gate" located in Vladimir, Russia. It is example of ancient Russian city gates. Thayer visited the area while on a short trip he took to areas just east of Moscow while he was living there in 1935.

This is an aerial view of a construction site in a city, possibly near Tokyo, Japan.

This is an aerial image of a building under construction in a city, possibly near Tokyo, Japan.

This is an aerial view of nine multi-family tower residences surrounded by single family homes, possibly near Tokyo, Japan.

This is an aerial photograph taken over a Japanese city, possibly Tokyo, Japan.

This is an aerial photograph taken over a Japanese city, possibly Tokyo, Japan.