Japan’s indigenous people, the Ainu, inhabited Hokkaido, the Kurile Islands, southern Sakhalin Island, and a portion of northern Honshu. They had a unique culture and language, completely separate from that of the Japanese. By the middle of the 19th century, the destruction of this ancient culture was set in motion by Japan’s national government.
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# 70420-0027 Kobe 1920s Mercantile Houses Taisho Buildings City Views Unknown Postcard Taisho Hato |
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# 70130-0009 1910s Woman with Fan Taisho Women Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70130-0006 Tokyo 1910s Yoshiwara Prostitutes Taisho Prostitution Women Unknown Postcard Ueda |
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# 70126-0025 1910s Family in Formal Wear Taisho People Weddings Studio Chidori Silver Gelatin Print Studio Chidori |
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# 70126-0021 1910s Family in Formal Wear Taisho Weddings People Unknown Silver Gelatin Print Unknown |
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# 70124-0017 Tokyo 1910s Hattori Building, Ginza Taisho City Views Transport Unknown Postcard Ueda |
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# 70124-0011 1910s Woman with Handkerchief Taisho Women Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70122-0012 Yokohama 1910s Yoshidamachi-dori Taisho City Views Shops Unknown Postcard Ueda |
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# 70116-0004 Hiroshima 1920s Shintenchi Taisho City Views Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70111-0010 Yokohama 1910s Isezaki-cho 1-chome Taisho City Views Unknown Postcard Ueda |
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# 70111-0008 Yokohama 1910s Isezaki-cho 2-chome Taisho City Views Unknown Postcard Tomboya |
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# 70201-0008 1912 Baby Girl in Kimono Taisho Children People Unknown Silver Gelatin Print Unknown |
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# 70510-0002 Kyoto 1920s Shimabara Tayuu Taisho, Showa Prostitution Women Unknown Postcard Seikyokudo |
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# 70116-0008 Tokyo 1920s Hanayashiki, Asakusa Park Taisho, Showa City Views Buildings Unknown Postcard Unknown |
@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。
高橋様 「OLD PHOTOS OF JAPAN」のドゥイツです。ご案内誠にありがとうございます。 高橋様の情報を追加致しました。
この長崎の写真は明治6年に内田九一が撮影したものです。国際日本文化研究センター所蔵の内田写真館のアルバムYA033に他の九一の写真といっしょに入っています。