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1. Photo 1224/6(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/6(11)
Title:
Letter carrier [Japan]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Numbered 637 in the negative. Full-length portrait of a letter carrier, the letter wedged in a bamboo stave carried across the bearer's shoulder.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1224/6(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/6(9)
Title:
Coolies [Japan]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Numbered 824 in the negative. Roadside scene, with four men dressed in loincloths drawing water from a well.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1224/6(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/6(49)
Title:
[Japanese] Actor. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length studio portrait of a masked Japanese actor, posed with one leg raised and holding a fan in one hand and a mask in the other.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1224/6(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/6(51)
Title:
[?Geisha.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Numbered 677 in the negative. Full-length standing studio portrait of a young woman in elevated shoes, her young attendant kneeling on the floor beside her.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1224/6(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/6(10)
Title:
Coolies in rain coats [Japan]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Numbered 735 in the negative. Studio portrait of four men, dressed in grass raincoats, each holding a thick bamboo stave with a net for carrying loads.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1224/6(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/6(43)
Title:
Geyshers [Geishas]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Numbered 614 in the negative. Studio portrait of two geishas, one kneeling playing a stringed instrument, the other dancing, with a fan held aloft in her right hand. The two are posed in front of backdrop painted with a traditional scene.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1224/6(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/6(4)
Title:
[Japanese] Chow chow seller. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Numbered 583 in the negative. Studio portrait of an itinerant food seller, carrying two large food containers on a yoke slung across his shoulders, and posed in the act of calling out his wares.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1224/6(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/6(50)
Title:
[Japanese] Street singer. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length portrait of a female street singer, posed with a guitar-like instrument (shamisen).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1224/6(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/6(44)
Title:
Geyshers [Geishas]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Inscribed in Japanese and numbered 301 in the negative. Portrait group of geishas seated in a garden on a sedan chair, attended by servants.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1224/6(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/6(29)
Title:
[Japanese woman at her toilet.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Numbered 629 in the negative. Studio tableau, showing a maid arranging the hair of a young Japanese woman, another woman seated to the right holding a book or newspaper.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

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