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- Employees outside a tea house
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- 1909
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- Tea house with waitresses
- Date Created
- 1909
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Judging by the large quantity of women present in the building, this residence is most likely a tea-house or establishment catering to entertaining men.
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- Five monks posing
- Date Created
- 1909
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- A rural Samurai
- Date Created
- 1909
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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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- Street vendor with small pipes on display
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Two women posing for a picture with their calligraphy
- Date Created
- 1909
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Two women posing with umbrellas and calligraphy.
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- Groups of people eating lakeside
- Date Created
- 1909
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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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- Female musician with koto and Ōtsuzumi
- Date Created
- 1909
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The instrument leaning against the wall behind the woman is a Koto. The drum she is holding and the one laying on the floor next to her are Ōtsuzumi.
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- Fan crafter with a customer
- Date Created
- 1909
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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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- Two women bathing and dressing themselves
- Date Created
- 1909
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The two women are in different stages preparation. The one on the left appears to be applying various forms of make up to herself, while the one on the right is washing herself.
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- Woman with umbrella posing in front of a mural of Mt Fuji
- Date Created
- 1909
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A women dressed in a very formal kimono, is depicted holding an umbrella in her left hand. In the background is a mural of Mt Fuji and the Japanese countryside. The woman, a symbol for Japanese urban life, stands as a stark contrast to the background of nature imagery. Her kimono is hand colored...
Show moreA women dressed in a very formal kimono, is depicted holding an umbrella in her left hand. In the background is a mural of Mt Fuji and the Japanese countryside. The woman, a symbol for Japanese urban life, stands as a stark contrast to the background of nature imagery. Her kimono is hand colored in the image, as well as the flora surrounding her.
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- Woman carrying her child on her back
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Woman preparing her hair and clothing
- Date Created
- 1909
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There is a woman using a system of two mirrors to ensure that her hair is done properly. She appears to be in her own room. Clothing, as well as a dresser and other assorted items fill the room.
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- Group of farmers tending to their crops
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Sword sharpener practicing his trade
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Rural worker carrying his tools
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Woman admiring flowers
- Date Created
- 1909
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- A group of female performers
- Date Created
- 1909
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The woman on the right is holding a Shamisen, while the other women strike poses.
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- Men practicing Kendo
- Date Created
- 1909
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The men here are depicted in full Kendo gear. Their armor and swords are designed to be used in practice against one another without causing harm. However, the mat/stage upon which the main subject of the picture stands could not serve as a ground to hold a Kendo match, as it is much too small.
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- A Tourist's Album of Japan
- Date Created
- 1909
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Katherine Wolcott and her uncle, Robert Hull Fleming, compiled this photo album on their visit to Japan in 1909. Part of a larger Asian trip, the two stopped in Japan and collected photos, postcards, bookmarks, and other materials. Fleming was a graduate of the University of Vermont, and in 1929...
Show moreKatherine Wolcott and her uncle, Robert Hull Fleming, compiled this photo album on their visit to Japan in 1909. Part of a larger Asian trip, the two stopped in Japan and collected photos, postcards, bookmarks, and other materials. Fleming was a graduate of the University of Vermont, and in 1929 Katherine Wolcott helped to fund the construction of the Robert Hull Fleming Museum in memory of her late uncle. This album, a memento from their trip, was part of Wolcott’s own collection.There are nearly 40 leaves of collected photographs and postcards, numbering two to three per album page. The pictures range in content, some depicting staged photos of daily life while others portray landscapes and countryside. The album itself measures approximately 11 x 14 x 4 inches and is currently housed at the Robert Hull Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont.
Wolcott’s album captures a unique view of Japan at the brink of burgeoning Western influence. After defeating the Russians in the Russo Japanese War (1904-05), Japan began to cement itself as a global power, and its efforts to modernize began to attract Westerners. The images in this album depict a Japan with a strong national heritage and cultural appreciation as well as a newfound embrace of modernization and technology.
Most of the pictures in the album sold commercially as a form of postcard. In the early 1900s, the Japanese populace began consuming millions of these types of commercially produced picture postcards. Eventually, the medium became so popular that it started to replace the more traditional wood block print. The citizenry sought pictures of their budding nation, wanting to hold a still image of the rapidly modernizing and changing countryside.
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