From the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, Japan was a vital world center for postcard art. More than just casual mail pieces, these postcards were often designed by prominent artists and had a visual impact that belied their modest format.
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# 70209-0029 Osaka 1930s Osaka Station Showa Railways Transport Unknown Postcard Taisho Hato |
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# 70330-0022 Kobe 1910s Steam Launches Meiji City Views Transport Unknown Postcard Ueda |
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# 70330-0021 Kobe 1900s View from Aioibashi Meiji Railways Transport Unknown Postcard Ueda |
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# 70523-0002 Kobe 1880s Houses at Bund Meiji City Views Transport Unknown Albumen Print Unknown |
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# 70523-0008 1890s Oxcart with Rice Bags Meiji At Work Transport Unknown Albumen Print Unknown |
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# 70808-0015 Osaka 1930s Digging Midosuji Subway Showa City Views Transport Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70124-0017 Tokyo 1910s Hattori Building, Ginza Taisho City Views Transport Unknown Postcard Ueda |
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# 80115-0003 Tokyo 1890s Koamicho, Nihonbashi Meiji City Views Transport Unknown Albumen Print Unknown |
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# 80122-0016 Tokyo 1934 Streetcar Passengers Showa Transport City Views Unknown Glass Slide New York State Education Department |
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# 70219-0023 1880s Woman in Kago Meiji At Work Transport Unknown Albumen Print Unknown |
@Kim The white building is the Ishihara Tokeiten (石原時計店). This was a well-known retailer of watches …
What is the tall building?
@Jim Clinefelter Thanks, Jim. I love it when photographers leave their name card like that! Yamamoto’s studio …
The clue to who took this image is the kanji on the man’s haori, 寫山茂堂 …
高橋様 明治5年(1872年)、明治天皇の西国御巡幸の際、宮内省御用掛の写真師第一号として随行し、内田九一は長崎を訪れたので、日付を1872年に変更しました。