Mines and mineral resources

Members of the Reparations Mission standing at iron mine northeast of Anshan, Manchuria. 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).

Power lines remaining at iron mine northeast of Anshan, Manchuria. 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).

Power poles left standing at iron mines northeast of Anshan, Manchuria. 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).

A railway engine standing on tracks at iron mines northeast of Anshan, Manchuria. This was practically the only piece of surface equipment remaining after Soviet soldiers removed everything during occupation. 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).

Members of the Reparations Mission party standing at site of former surface buildings at iron mines northeast of Anshan, Manchuria. The group is standing in front of a compressor site. The forge shop was on the right. All equipment was removed and the buildings destroyed by the Soviets during occupation. 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).

Iron mine in Fushun, Manchuria. All modern power shovels were removed by Soviets during occupation, leaving only antiquated equipment of the type shown. 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).

Fushun, Manchuria, power plant main building, showing entrance through which the boiler and stoker equipment was removed. 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).

Fushun, Manchuria, power plant main building, showing skids and tow cable used for removing heavy equipment, principally boilers, from the lower part of the building. 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).

Fushun, Manchuria, power plant as seen from the Railway Hotel. With a capacity of 285,000 KW, this plant produced power for the Fushun coal mines and surrounding area. 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).

Edwin Pauley (front and center) at Fushun Coal Mine in China. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations tour. 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).