The pavilion at Yedo Terminus [Tokyo]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the line towards the new Shinbashi (Shimbashi) railway station on the newly completed Tokyo-Yokohama line, with the pavilion built for the opening ceremony in the foreground. The building was opened on 14 October 1872 (see following prints).
Genre: Historical Events View looking towards the new railway station on the day of the opening ceremony, with crowds and a covered way decorated with flags in the foreground: 'We hope all our subscribers are so far aware of the nature of a photographic picture as to recognise the impossibility...