Georges Dimitria Boria

Employed by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, G. Dimitria Boria was the supervisor of the color photographic laboratory of the Far East Command during the Occupation of Japan, 1947-1952.

In 1990 he donated over 30,000 images to the MacArthur Archives
G. Dimitria Boria - ca. 1947-1952
G. Dimitria Boria in the Far East Command photo laboratory,
                                   Tokyo, Japan,
                                   ca. 1947-1952.
Boria with BGEN George I Back
Boria with Far East Command’s Signal Corps chief, BGEN George I Back, in a Japanese town.
Boria was a scissorette artist and used the art form to gain instant affinity with his photographic subjects.
Boria was a master of the black and white form - ca. 1950
Although best known for his color photography, Boria was a master of the black and white form as well.
In this photo a Japanese fisherman casts his net.
Ca. 1950.
Borias job in Japan was to document the Allied Occupation of Japan - ca. 1948
Boria’s job in Japan was to document the Allied Occupation of Japan.
This scene shows the courtroom of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.
Former premier of Japan, General Hideki Tojo, is on the stand.
Ca. 1948.
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida - most famous post war politician - Boria photo
Japan′s most famous post war politician,
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida,
ca. 1950.
May Day demonstrations in Tokyo - Boria photo
May Day demonstration in Tokyo,
ca. 1952.
Ainu chief and his wife on the island of Hokkaido - Boria photo
Boria also captured many images of the culture of Japan.
This is an Ainu chief and his wife on the island of Hokkaido.
Ca. 1948.
Japanese Geisha - Boria photo - ca. 1947
Japanese Geisha,
ca. 1947.
Mount Fujiyama and old Japanese woman - Boria photo - ca. 1947-1952
Mount Fujiyama and an old Japanese woman.
Ca. 1947-1952.
Japanese children of the post war era - Boria photo
Japanese children of the post war era.