OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN, a photo blog of Japan in the Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods

Old Photos of Japan
shows photos of Japan between the 1860s and 1930s. In 1854, Japan opened its doors to the outside world for the first time in more than 200 years. It set in motion a truly astounding transformation. As fate would have it, photography had just been invented. As the old country vanished and a new one was born, daring photographers took photos. Discover what life was like with their rare and precious photographs of old Japan.
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The Journey of “A Good Type”: From Artistry to Ethnography in Early Japanese Photographs • David Odo

In this elegant volume, visual anthropologist David Odo examines the Peabody’s collection of Japanese photographs and the ways in which such objects were produced, acquired, and circulated in the nineteenth century.


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School Children doing Exercises # 70209-0017
1920s • School Children doing Exercises
Taisho • Children • Customs
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Japanese Girl with Paper Parasol Carrying her Baby Sister # 70330-0001
1910s • Girl with Baby
Meiji • Children • Women
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Kago Bearers and Customer Taking a Break # 70606-0004
1890s • Kago Bearers Taking a Break
Meiji • At Work • Transport
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Women Washing Clothes in Small Tubs at Public Washing Place in Kamakura, Japan (1930). # 80122-0008
1930 • Washing Clothes
Showa • At Work • People
Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department
Japan. Grist Mill: Women and Children. # 80121-0009
1920s • Grist Mill
Taisho • People • Rural
Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department
Japan. Dwelling, Two Women Standing at Entrance. Lantern # 80121-0001
1924 • Entrance of a House
Taisho • Buildings • Women
Unknown • Glass Slide • New York State Education Department
Japanese Pilgrims # 70208-0013
1880s • Pilgrims
Meiji • People • Religious
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Children Carrying Children # 70221-0001
1910s • Children Carrying Children
Meiji • Children • Customs
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Japanese Family in Traditional Clothing Having Tea # 70221-0003
1910s • Drinking Tea
Meiji • Customs • People
Unknown • Postcard • Unknown
Japanese Acrobats # 70512-0011
1890s • Kakubeijishi
Meiji • At Work • People
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Japanese Craftsmen Making Tatami Floor Mats # 70512-0015
1890s • Making Tatami
Meiji • At Work • Customs
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Bull Cart Load with Rice # 70523-0008
1890s • Oxcart with Rice Bags
Meiji • At Work • Transport
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown
Farmer's Couple Clearing Rice (Photo by Kozaburo Tamamura) # 71205-0009
1890s • Threshing Rice
Meiji • At Work • Rural
Kozaburo Tamamura • Albumen Print • Kozaburo Tamamura
Japanese Flower Peddler # 80115-0010
1890s • Flower Peddler
Meiji • At Work • People
Unknown • Albumen Print • Unknown