Osaka, 1905
Yodoyabashi Bridge
People and a streetcar cross Yodabashi Bridge in Osaka. At first sight an ordinary vintage postcard. But the barely visible building in the center back makes this card special.
Osaka, 1905
Nagasaki 1910s
Taking on Coal
A crowd of harbor workers load high quality Kyushu coal onto a U.S. army transport ship in Nagasaki.
Tokyo 1920s
Manseibashi Station
Streetcars nearby Manseibashi Station in Tokyo as seen from Sudacho. The station, opened on April 1, 1912 (Meiji 45), was designed by architect Kingo Tatsuno (1854-1919).
1890s
Two Women Sleeping
A studio photo of two women sleeping in wadded futon bedding with their heads on wooden head supports.
Tokyo 1890s
Koamicho, Nihonbashi
Boats are docked in front of a long row of warehouses in Koamicho in Tokyo’s mercantile quarter of Nihonbashi. The area was the heart of Tokyo’s shitamachi, the low city,
1890s
Women Washing
Another studio image portraying housework, in this case the washing of kimono. Some of the women have their sleeves pulled up with cords.