後村水利組合補給揚水場 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

The statue was moved across the street to the Taiwan Railway Hotel in 1934 to free-up space in front of the railway station, and is believed to have been subsequently melted down to recover the metal as part of the war effort.

Railway Station National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

Photo published 1913 showing people walking through the forecourt of Taihoku Main Station. The building shown is the second generation train station in this approximate location. The statue partially visible on our left was unveiled in April 1911, and depicts the engineer Hasegawa Kinsuke, the “Father of Taiwan Railways”.

Railway Station National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

Taihoku Railway Station National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

Lafayette Digital Repository https://ldr.lafayette.edu/ #taiwanphoto #taiwanhistory #taiwan

「シキクン」社蕃人 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

Canoe on the Jitsugetsutan, Nanto National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

博物館 (2) National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

僧侶の修身講話=A lecture of priest on morality. National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

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From World War II Database collection https://ww2db.com/ #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

@cherishlifealways We are fairly sure that present-day Kaohsiung Airport is on the site of the old Hozan Airfield.

Here’s a US military map from the war showing how far south of Hozan / Fengshan the airfield was. The industrial facilities to the south of Hozan are the same ones appearing in the north-east of the map with the airfield.

@cherishlifealways Chengcing Lake and the Hozan Airbase look unrelated.

Chengcing Lake is in the north of Hozan / Fengshan, while the airfield is on the southern edge.

Chengcing Lake was built from what was originally part of the Qing-era Zaogong irrigation system. It was taken over for industrial purposes to serve the war effort in 1940.

The Hozan Airfield was established in 1942.

プユマ族. 卑南蕃人=The Puma Tribe. A Group of Pinam Savages belonging to the Puma Tribe National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

北投庵 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

Aerial view of Hozan Airfield in Takao (now Fengshan District, Kaohsiung), Taiwan, Jan 1945. From World War II Database collection https://ww2db.com/ #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

ブヌン族の郡蕃の男女 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwan #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto

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億載金城址 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan

上水道水源地 National Taiwan University Library Collection https://dl.lib.ntu.edu.tw/s/photo/page/list #taiwanhistory #taiwanphoto #taiwan