Genre: Industrial Photography View looking towards the lighthouse at O shima, an island at the south-eastern tip of Wakayama prefecture, with several European and Japanese figures posed in the courtyard in front in front of the light.
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of lighthouse-cum-memorial: 'A monument to those who fell in the late rebellion! Placed on high ground that commands one of the best views to be obtained in Yedo, it serves at once as a monument and a beacon. It is situated in Fujimi-cho, in the ver...
The pavilion at Yedo Terminus [Tokyo]. Photographer: Unknown
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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...