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Old Photos of Japan rescues rare images of daily life in old Japan
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A Japanese farmer’s family around the irori

Inside 1900s
Staying Warm in (C)Old Japan

Coal barges, boats with harbor workers, and a steam launch at Kobe Harbor, ca. 1900s

Kobe 1900s
Human Conveyor Belt (4)

apanese women coaling a US cruiser in Nagasaki, 1910’s

Nagasaki 1910s
Human Conveyor Belt (3)

Mounds of coal at Moji Harbor, 1890s

Moji 1890s
Human Conveyor Belt (2)

100908-0002 - Loading Coal in Nagasaki, 1910s

Nagasaki 1910s
Human Conveyor Belt (1)

Aerial photo of Tokyo Station, 1920s.

Tokyo 1920s
Sotobori at Tokyo Station

A Japanese woman prepares tea during a tea ceremony

Kobe 1907
"The 'Ceremonial Tea' Observance in Japan"

The ruins of Ryounkaku (凌雲閣) at Asakusa Park in Tokyo, 1923

Tokyo 1923
Drowning in a Sea of Fire

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Other Notable Acquisitions

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New Acquisitions

Studio photo of a Japanese nursemaid and her charge, 1890s

Studio 1890s
The Burden of Youth (4)

Japanese komori nursemaids on a country road in the early 1900s

Outside 1900s
The Burden of Youth (3)

Children and an elderly man sitting under a trellis of wisteria, 1880s

Outside 1880s
The Burden of Youth (2)

Komori on a country road in the early 1900s

Outside 1900s
The Burden of Youth (1)

The ruins of Yokohama after the Great Kanto Earthquake of September 1, 1923

Yokohama 1923
A Story of Survival

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Empire of Color (4)

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Empire of Color (3)

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Empire of Color (2)

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Empire of Color (1)

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Smoking the Kiseru

Japanese Farmer with pipe, wearing a straw raincoat and conical hat

Studio 1880s
The Way of the Kiseru

80115-0043 - Japanese New Year Celebrations

Kobe 1906
"The New Year in Japan"

Dejima in 1865

Nagasaki 1865
Dejima Island

170605-0032 - Maiko with Insect Vendor, 1890s

1890s
Selling Insect Musicians

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