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1930s • Two Sisters
Two sisters. Hand tinted Showa period photograph of the late 1930s from the Hanaya Kanbei Studio in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture. These two cute girls are actually this famed photographer’s daughters.
Photographer: Hanaya Kanbei
Publisher: Hanaya Kanbei
Medium: Silver Gelatin Print
Image Number 70124-0001
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Publisher: Hanaya Kanbei
Medium: Silver Gelatin Print
Image Number 70124-0001
Quote this number when you contact us about licensing this image.
You can also licence this image online: 70124-0001 @ MeijiShowa.com.
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Posted by Kjeld Duits • 2008-04-12
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