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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 7, 2021 3:38 PM

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Reference for Citations

Duits, Kjeld (December 7, 2021). 1920s: Grist Mill, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on January 12, 2025 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/438/grist-mill

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