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# 80128-0016 1930s • Modern Woman Showa • Women Unknown • Silver Gelatin Print • Unknown |
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# 80129-0025 Hakone 1890s • Three Women in Bath Meiji • Customs • Women Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 80129-0046 1890s • Women Dressing Meiji • Women Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70314-0020 1904 • Feeding Silk Worms Meiji • At Work • Women Julian Cochrane • Glass Slide • Keystone View Company |
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# 70820-0011 1890s • Temizu Meiji • Customs • Women Reiji Esaki • Albumen Print • Reiji Esaki |
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# 80130-0002 1930s • Kimono, but Modern Hairstyle Showa • Women T.G. Ariga • Silver Gelatin Print • T.G. Ariga |
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# 80130-0006 1930s • Woman in White Dress Showa • Women Unknown • Silver Gelatin Print • Unknown |
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# 80201-0049 1920s • Ainu Women Using Mortar Taisho • Ainu • Women Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 80201-0055 1920s • Ainu Mother & Child Taisho • Ainu • Women Unknown • Postcard • Utsunomiya |
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# 80201-0051 1920s • Ainu Woman Carrying Wood Taisho • Ainu • Women Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 70208-0015 1880s • Woman in Kimono Meiji • People • Women Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown |
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# 70330-0001 1910s • Girl with Baby Meiji • Children • Women Unknown • Postcard • Unknown |
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# 80121-0002 Tokyo 1934 • Modern Obi Showa • People • Women Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department |
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# 80121-0001 1924 • Entrance of a House Taisho • Buildings • Women Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department |
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