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80121-0009 - Women and children in front of a Japanese grist mill, 1920s

1920s
Grist Mill

Artist	Unknown
Publisher	New York State Education Department
Medium	Glass Slide
Period	Taisho
Location	Outside
Image No.	80121-0009
Purchase	Digital File
Author	Kjeld Duits

Three women and four children stand in front of a large water powered grist mill with a thatched roof.

Water powered mills of all sizes were extremely common in Japan, a mountainous country blessed with much rainfall.

This glass slide is one of a series of slides of Japan that was used by the New York State Education Department to teach students about Japan.

Published October 16, 2008
Updated December 8, 2021 12:38 AM

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Old Photos of Japan aims to be your personal museum for Japan's visual heritage and to bring the experiences of everyday life in old Japan to you.

To enhance our understanding of Japanese culture and society I track down, acquire, archive, and research images of everyday life, and give them context.

I share what I have found for free on this site, without ads or selling your data.

Your support helps me to continue doing so, and ensures that this exceptional visual heritage will not be lost and forgotten.

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Kjeld Duits

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Reference for Citations

Duits, Kjeld (December 8, 2021). 1920s: Grist Mill, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on April 23, 2026 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/438/grist-mill

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