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- A lantern maker and his family plying their trade
- Date Created
- 1909
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- A man and five women dining
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The gathered group of people appear to be eating either Udon or Soba noodles. The gender ratio is somewhat perplexing, but can most likely be attributed to the artificial nature of the picture.
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- A man carrying his goods to a shop
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The man has a large variety of goods strapped to his cart. There are hand woven baskets as well as wooden containers and ladles.
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- A man paying homage to two Buddhist statues
- Date Created
- 1909
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- A public park
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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What appears to be the entrance to a public park. If you look closely, you can detect the mixing of cultures. Some men wear the traditional robe, but also don a western hat.
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- A rural Samurai
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The Samurai in this picture is wearing a straw raincoat in addition to his swords and clothing.
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- An elderly man getting his hair styled
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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It looks as if the man is getting his hair pulled back into the traditional Samurai hairstyle of the top knot (Chonmage).
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- Cherry blossom festival in full swing
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Doctor attending to a sick woman
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Employees outside a tea house
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Fan crafter with a customer
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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There are two main types of fans in this man's shop. The folding fan - known as the "Sensu," and the hand fan - known as the "Uchiwa."
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- Farmers collecting their harvest
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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It appears the people in this picture are all part of the same family. In the picture you can see three generations of the family working together on the harvest.
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- Farmers planting their crop
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Four women picking plants
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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It looks like the women are picking tea leaves. Less labor intensive then traditional rice farming, but still a difficult job.
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- Four women preparing a meal
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The four women are engaged in various tasks. The woman on the farthest left is grinding something within her bowl, while the woman to her right is dicing a radish. The two women on the right are tending a fire.
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- Group of farmers tending to their crops
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Group of men with Shamisen and sake
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The second man from the left is playing a Shamisen, while the second man from the right is drinking sake. The two others are posing for the music.
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- Groups of people eating lakeside
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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A group of women are eating together by a lake. A group of men are in the background, and appear to be eating as well.
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- Men carrying a passenger in a Palanquin to a hotel
- Date Created
- 1909
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- People lined up to view a parade or procession
- Date Created
- 1909