An Assiniboin camp. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of four tipis pitched in a line next to woodland: 'In making their camps the Indians often choose most picturesque spots.'
Studio tableau, showing 'A party of coolies making merry at a tea-house on one of the numerous festival days when all work is suspended and every one has a good time.'
Great bell at Chion-in Temple, Kyoto. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Close view of the Daisho-ro bell, 'the largest in Japan; it was cast in 1633 and weighs 74 tons; it is 11 feet in height, 9 feet in diameter, and nearly a foot in thickness. The deep rich tone of this bell is very musical and impressive.'