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Album #23, circa 1920s

 Item — Box: 30, item: 1
Identifier: Item 1

Scope and Contents

Disassembled album of hand-painted images of Japan. Includes iimages of Japanese professions and people that appear to be staged, perhaps because the album was intended for the foreign market. These professions include, samurais, rice makers, firemen, carpenters, prisoners, Buddhists priests, tea gathers, actors, and more. Also consists of images of Hakone, Mt. Fuji, Yokohama, Hakodate, Nagaski, and cherry blossoms. There are short captions printed onto most images.

Dates

  • created: circa 1920s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 18.73 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository

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