On February 22, 1954, my father was walking through the underground arcade of the Nikkatsu International Building in Hibiya. My father, who was a photography enthusiast, always carried a camera with him, and that brought him this stroke of luck. At the time, Marilyn Monroe, who had just married the baseball player Joe DiMaggio, was visiting Japan on her honeymoon. My father captured her enjoying shopping with a fresh, natural smile from a good angle. I recently learned from NHK's "The Century of Images" that during this honeymoon, a request came from the U.S. military, and Marilyn went to Korea alone to visit U.S. soldiers in the Korean War, leaving DiMaggio in Japan. It is famous that she sang 12 times on an outdoor stage in freezing cold weather, wearing a dress that exposed her skin, and performed on stage even after catching a cold and running a fever. Eight months after this trip, the two ended their short marriage, but even after the divorce, DiMaggio remained single for life, and after Marilyn's death, he told a friend, "I'll be able to see Marilyn when I die." Knowing such a background, I feel a little sad about her lovely smile in this photo. I cannot give away the original photo because it is a memento of my father, but I had the photo shop make two copies. The copies have a slightly greenish tint to the black and white, but the photo shop said, "We can only produce this color. Isn't this color also retro and nice?" The first and second images are copies, and the fourth image is the original. There are only three photos in the world: one original and two copies. One of the copies was sold the other day, but I have decided to put the last copy up for sale here. I am waiting for your price proposals, but since it is a very rare item, I may not be able to meet your expectations. Please be forewarned. The original is 71 years old, but the copy for sale is "new, unused." ● Size: 20.2 cm tall, 25.3 cm wide ● Color: Copy of a black and white photo ● Accessories: A copy of the back of the original photo with the shooting date, location, and other shooting data (image 3) #MarilynMonroe #MarilynMonroe #JoeDimaggio #JoeDimaggio #OriginalPhoto #Portrait #KoreanWar #ThereAreStoriesInThings